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“The expansion and growth of the area necessitated a look at this now,” said Mid America’s Trevor Dickie. The family that owns the land has been considering development there for years, he said. “The expansion on the Westshore and further west meant it was the right time,” Dickie said. According to B.C. Stats, Sooke’s population grew by 3.5 per cent to more than 15,000 between 2019 and 2020, and was outpaced only by Langford, which grew by 4.9 per cent in the same period. But while Langford has heaped on a mixture of development over the past 15 years - including residential, commercial, office, recreational and other amenities Sooke’s expansion has been largely residential. ....
“We were very enthusiastic when they contacted us,” said Santowski, noting the district has more than 700 licensed businesses, most of them “invisible” as they operate out of homes or online. “Our town core runs from a traffic circle to a traffic light, so when these businesses grow, they have nowhere to go,” she said. “The more space we can provide in town, the better.” Santowski said without added office and commercial space, businesses are likely to consider relocating to other parts of the region. “We need to not just nurture new businesses and start-ups but the businesses we have and enable them to grow in our town.” ....
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Ipswich Crown Court - Credit: ARCHANT An Ipswich man who bombarded a 13-year-old schoolgirl with sexually explicit messages over the period of a year has avoided going straight to jail. Joshua Coyne was handed a suspended prison sentence at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday for inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. The 26-year-old would have gone on trial in March, but entered a guilty plea at the same court at the end of January - thus sparing his young victim from having to undergo videoed cross examination. Coyne, of Eustace Road, was arrested after the girl told a parent. ....
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