The city witnessed a boost in building permits last month.
In all, city hall issued 50 permits for $13.6 million worth of work, according to a staff report, compared to 36 permits for $9.7 million during April 2016 and 41 permits for $5.5 million in April 2015.
The amount raised the year-to-date total to $26.7 million. That's still down from $41.7 million reached by the same point last year, which was a banner year for the city in terms of private sector construction, but only marginally below the $29.7 million seen by the end of April 2015.
The largest single project for which a permit was taken out last month was for $3.6 million worth of renovations to the interior of the student dormitory and childcare centre at University of Northern B.C. Next largest was for $400,000 worth of improvements to the new Kopar Administration offices at 150 Brunswick St.
Construction of single-family homes remained at a healthy clip with 23 permits for $8.9 million worth of work taken out in that regard, compared to 11 permits for $3.7 million in April 2016 and seven permits for $2.4 million in April 2015.
The year-to-date total on the front now stands at 43 permits for $14.9 million, compared to 40 permits for $11.1 million by the same point last year and 40 permits for $11.5 million by the end of April 2015.
