Building permits and permit values were up in the month of October in North Battleford.
Based on numbers submitted by City Building Inspector Jerry Wintonyk to the City's municipal services committee Monday, ten permits were issued for $7,302,000, which compares to nine for $987,500 for the same month last year.
The bulk of the increase came from two commercial alterations for $6,611,000 from the Kramer Building project.
In other categories, two permits were issued for new dwellings for $599,000, one garage/carport for $20,000, two residential alterations for $44,000, one industrial alteration for $15,000 and two removal/demolition permits for $13,000.
Overall through October, there have been 106 building permits issued this year for a total of $19,309,400. That compares to 114 for $42,236,400 last year.
