As of the end of July, the City of North Battleford had issued building permits representing a value of $30.8 million, up substantially from the same period last year.
There were 61 permits issued in each of the two years to date, but last year's value was only about a third of this year's.
Major contributors to this year's total is $6 million for two apartment permits, four new commercial permits representing $8.7 million, nine permits for commercial alterations representing $10 million and three permits for new industrial construction worth 3.2 million.
To the end of July, there have been four permits for new dwellings, worth $1 million, as compared to six permits worth $1.3 over the same time period last year.
