Building permit values increased by 84 per cent in the first nine months of the year in Moose Jaw.
According to city hall building reports, permits issued to the end of August were worth $85.38 million – an increase of $30 million.
Housing construction has fallen behind last year’s pace with only 20 new units worth $8.9 million this year compared with 27 units worth $10.15 million last year.
Major permits in September included $400,000 for an office building at 79 Hochelaga Street West and $250,000 for a retail business on Canadian Tire’s Thatcher Drive East complex.
One downtown renovation permit for $180,000 in August was for work to the former Times-Herald building, now owned by Gold Key Investments. The iconic neon sign in front of the old newspaper building has been altered to a painted Gold Key sign.
The SaskPower co-generation project took a $475,000 permit for a fabricated building.
A permit for a new restaurant on Thatcher Drive East near Canadian Tire is worth $275,000.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected].
