Building permits are up substantially in North Battleford in the month of March.
According to the latest numbers released at a meeting of city council Monday night, six permits were issued for $1,935,000. That鈥檚 down one permit from a year ago but the value is up substantially from $517,000.
For March, two institutional alteration permits for $1,715,000 drove the numbers in March. The largest share of that is for the Villa Pascal renovation/expansion project.
Overall, numbers for the year through March stand at 21 permits for $7,442,000, up from 19 permits for $4,206,878 for the same period in 2020.