By Alex Soloducha

Prince Albert building permits hold steady while province jumps

Jan 13, 2014 | 5:38 AM

Both the City of Prince Albert and the province released their 2013 building permit reviews, and the statistics show some major differences.

Kim Johnson, chief building official for the City of Prince Albert, said that the city’s numbers were very similar to last year's.

“We see one year a push in the residential, next year a push in the commercial side, it kind of flip-flops back. It’s been pretty steady since 2008 both in numbers and values.” said Johnson.

On the provincial side, in a press release issued by the government, building permits were up 16.7 per cent from last November. Saskatchewan also had the third highest percentages compared to the other provinces.

“Many Saskatchewan cities are reporting record building permits in 2013. Growth at this level is important to keep the economic momentum moving forward, which will make 2014 another great year,” said Energy and Resources Minister Tim McMillan, in a news release.

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Non-residential permits in the province were up by 128.4 per cent year-over-year.

In contrast, the number of residential building permits in Prince Albert decreased from 202 to 198 from 2012 to 2013. Commercial permits went up from 87 to 94 in the last year. The permits issued in 2013 were worth $63.8 million—a decrease in value by 36 per cent.

Johnson said there has been an increase in the new housing developments, as well as condominium-style buildings. There were also more commercial industrial developments in the past year.

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