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More than $6.5M in building permits issued in first quarter of this year

City hall issued 37 building permits during the first quarter of this year

City hall has issued more than $6.5 million in building permits in the first quarter of this year, which is nearly double compared to the same time last year. 

A report on the activities of the planning and development services department during the first quarter of this year were presented at city council’s May 13 regular meeting. Every department at city hall also produced similar reports about their actions for the first quarter of 2019. 

To review the first-quarter report of each department, click here.

Building permit values

First quarter 2019 2018 2017
Total building permit values $6,591,725 $3,815,000 $8,086,313

Building permit values by category

  Residential Commercial and industrial Institutional  Total value
2019 Q1 $3,936,725 $2,655,000 $0 $6,591,725
2018 Q1 $2,404,150 $946,850 $464,000 $3,815,000
2017 Q1 $4,951,920 $2,488,518 $897,500 $8,086,313

Total building permits issued

2019 2018 2017
37 30 49

Building, demolition, sign and moving permits issued

First quarter

2019

2018

2017

Accessory buildings

4

0

2

Apartments/condos

2

2

1

Demolition permits

1

2

4

Gov’t/institutional

0

1

1

Industrial/commercial

11

12

14

Residential

19

13

17

Total building permits

37

30

49

Business licences

First quarter

2019

2018

2017

New

73

47

90

Renewed

1,573

1,552

1,753

Closed

84

90

87

Humane society

Cats

First quarter

2019

2018

2017

Totals (i.e. strays, surrenders, dead on arrival, animal protection call)

97

110

100

Dogs   

First quarter

2019

2018

2017

Totals (i.e. strays, surrenders, dead on arrival, animal protection call)

69

79

116

The next regular council meeting is Monday, May 27.

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