Building permits valued at $6.91 million were issued by city hall in April, but fall well short of last April.
In April 2021, permits were worth $26.3 million with the Canadian Tire development on Thatcher Drive East being the main one.
Last month permits were dominated by Canadian Tire again with two permits valued at about $5.5 million.
Other major permits included $50,000 for renovations to the former Moose Jaw Express buildings at 32 Manitoba Street West, $212,000 for alterations at financial services property at 710G Main Street North, and $100,000 for a retail outlet at 1050 Bradley Street on South Hill.
Building values for the year to date total $11.4 million - a decline of $26 million from last year.
No new single family units were started in April compared with four worth $1.8 million last year that month.
To date, five new housing units worth just over $2 million have been started compared with six that include 19 residences worth $7.8 million last year
