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Building moves among the options being explored

Provincial court judge Steven Merrick has sentenced a former cab driver to 90 days under house arrest for sexual assault, calling the crime a “violation of the trust the community has in taxi drivers.

A vigil will be held Mission Point in Davis Bay on Saturday to honour the victims of the Mar. 15 attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

A roof replacement for Frank West Hall and Cliff Mahlman Fire Hall in Elphinstone could be completed by the end of summer.

Chatelech Secondary School and Cedar Grove Elementary School will be getting new principals and vice principals this year, and longtime school district employee Vanessa White is stepping down.

Planning advisory groups and the public are going to get a chance to weigh in on an idea for a new zoning regulation that could allow for more hobby farms and home-based businesses on rural properties on the Sunshine Coast.

Pender water main replacement costs rise The cost of a contract to replace water mains in North and South Pender Harbour water systems has increased to approximately $3 million. The project was initially expected to cost slightly more than $2.

Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast (TraC) says it’s time to build on the idea of Bike to Work Week and make all of May “Active Transportation Month.

Concerns about safety were once again raised by Roberts Creek director Andreas Tize in the run-up to a decision to send the provincial transportation ministry recommendations on a proposed subdivision that could see Largo Road connected to Highway 10

Councillors in Gibsons have some concerns about the seeming profusion of tent-style buildings and shelters on industrial and commercial properties.