City hall issued 46 permits for $37.4 million worth of construction in July, according to a staff report to council.
Four multiple-family projects worth a combined $28 million made up the bulk of the number and helped push the year-to-date total to $198.4 million over 253 permits, well up from $81.2 million over 220 permits by the same point last year. It was also more than $174.7 million over 288 permits reached by the end of July 2022.
The parkade now under construction at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. accounted for roughly $51 million of the total reached so far this year, planning and development director Deanna Wasnik noted during city council's regular meeting on Monday night.
Wasnik struck a note of cautious optimism when asked about what lies ahead.
"We are closing in on September, this is the time of year we start slowing down for building permits given that it's fall and winter," Wasnik said. "But yes, we're staying positive and looking forward to the remaining 2024 and into 2025."
