Steve Lowndes\u00a0is a former\u00a0artist, pub landlord and museum director \u2013 and was a self-confessed\u00a0hippy. DOMINIC HARRIS finds out how the new chairman of Environment Canterbury will protect the region for future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Lowndes doesn’t want to drop the ball.<\/p>\n

The new chairman of Environment Canterbury (ECan) has little under two years before the next elections at the regional council and he wants to make sure things don’t go wrong on his watch.<\/p>\n

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