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Value of building permits in Prince George hit new record-high in 2019

2019 is another banner year when it comes to building permits in Prince George.

The value as of the end of November is 217-million dollars, surpassing last year’s record mark of 186 million dollars.

Mayor Lyn Hall recently spoke about the encouraging numbers to MyPGNow.com.

“It’s a record, what more can I say. The biggest part of this thing though is the roughly 85% of that investment is from the private sector and I know I say this all the time but the private sector investments show the confidence in what we are doing.”

Simply put, this further proves that Prince George is open for business.

“I think it says a lot about the confidence because we had a message a few years ago to get out and I know it’s an overused term but we’re open for business as we want to attract all sorts of investment into our community and we’ve seen that happen so some of the work that we have done and a lot of the work the economic development team has done is proving out.”

The update was provided to council during Monday’s meeting.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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