Strong building permit numbers

A strong year so far as building permits go in North Bay.

The city says the total value is close to $58 Million for the first 8 months of the year.

Mayor Al McDonald says institutional and commercial building values continue to climb and construction values have gone up by 7.9 per cent since June.

He says industrial construction values are up by 10 % over the same time period.

The mayor says people are building additions to their homes and that means North Bay is a place where people want to live.