â–ş Listen Live
â–ş Listen Live

More building developments prove Prince George’s growth: Councillor Frizzell

Approved building permits by February from 2016-18 in Prince George | Courtesy City of Prince George

Building permits approved by Prince George City Council are up a significant margin compared to the previous two years.

As of the end of February 2018, 52 building permits have been approved. In contrast, 2016 saw 38 and 2017 saw just 33 at the same time. Why is this?

“We have the utility rates lower, we’ve got, this year, the lowest increase in taxes in 18 years, and then we’ve got the big developments coming,” explains Councillor Garth Frizzell.

“The housing downtown, the swimming pool going up, the new fire hall going up, we’ve got investments in the city.”

The total value of the permits is $14,149,228 to date. This is due, in part, to the larger developments mentioned by Frizzell. He notes there have been other developments within the city that have taken time to finalize and expand, and they seem to be culminating at the same time.

“In the past few years, we’ve had some pretty significant expansion in healthcare and a lot of new highly qualified professionals moving into this city,” he says.

“But now with the economic development we’ve seen, not just in healthcare but all across the city, now the population has to follow.”

Housing has been a hot topic for Prince George Council for some time. When asked about the impact of the new developments and advancing the city, Frizzell smiled.

“We’re seeing those new houses come in, it’s an exciting time, there’s growth. We hear about it so I’m excited to hear what’s going to happen next when Statistics Canada measures our population.”

Something going on in the Prince George area you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].

Matt Fetinko
Matt Fetinko
SAIT RTBN grad.

Continue Reading

cjci Now playing play

cirx Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

City Council approves budget to replace damaged garbage truck

Prince George City Council has voted to replace a garbage truck in the city. At last night's (Monday) meeting, City Council approved a budget of $750,000 for the purchase.  According to Director of Civic Operations Blake McIntosh, this will replace a garbage truck damaged in a motor vehicle incident in May last year. 

PG RCMP investigating two assaults resulting in one dead in downtown area

The Prince George RCMP is looking for witnesses for a pair of assaults on July 4th.

Cops for Cancer Tour de North hosting training ride in honour of former member

The Cops for Cancer Tour de North team will be holding a scheduled group ride on Sunday morning, their first without Shane Kelly after passing during a hit and run in PG last week. The ride will begin just after 8am from the overflow parking lot of the PG Aquatic Centre on 18th Avenue. The public is encouraged to arrive for the send off 15 minutes earlier (7:45 AM).

B.C. expands heat pump rebates to some renters, condo owners

British Columbia is expanding its heat pump rebate program to eligible apartment renters and condo owners. 

UNBC’s Athletic Director representing PG at World University Summer Games

125 varsity athletes from across Canada are dawning the Maple Leaf for almost two weeks as they participate in the FISU World University Summer Games in Germany starting tomorrow (Wednesday). The athletes will compete in nine sports: archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
- Advertisement -