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Housing starts flat in Estevan Although the activity is expected to pick up, there has been little in the way of housing starts in Estevan early on in 2012. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its first report of the year on housing starts last week and it noted that through March, there were just eight starts in total compared to 11 at the same time last year. Of those eight starts, three were singlefamily dwellings while five were multi-family homes. While that is a slow start for a growing city, there is every reason to believe those numbers will jump as the year moves forward. Construction on the latest phase of the Dominion Heights subdivision was completed in 2011 and all of the lots sold shortly after they were put on sale. Work on some of those homes began last year and it’s expected that the remaining lot owners will be constructing their residences in 2012. As well, the group behind the Meadows of Estevan has stated publicly they hope to have lots ready later this year which would be huge as the City of Estevan
currently has no lots for sale. As for the remainder of the province, urban housing starts took a huge jump in March, up by 53.5 per cent over last March according to a report issued by CMHC. For the first quarter of 2012, urban housing starts are up 33.8 per cent over the same period in 2011. “A strong economy is bringing more people to our province, driving a demand for new housing,” Enterprise Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “The availability of jobs and business opportunities is attracting people from all over the globe and is bringing our expatriates home. More and more families are choosing our province as the
place to start a life.” Single-family dwellings were up by 30 per cent in March 2012 over March 2011, while multiple unit starts rose by 107.2 per cent. In Regina, new starts jumped by 298.4 per cent. “The construction industry is doing double time to keep up to the demand,” Harrison said. “2011 was a strong year for the construction industry, so it’s great to see the demand continue. Strong housing starts are good news for the construction industry and good news for Saskatchewan’s real estate market.” The highest year on record for urban housing starts was 2011, with 5,367 homes started in the province.
Curb Construction
The crew from Glen Peterson Construction Ltd. were engaged in the curb and gutter phase of the reconstruction project that was underway on Souris Avenue last Wednesday afternoon. The road is scheduled for paving as well this spring.
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The proposed bylaw will add Section “9.2 Residential District” to the OfÀcial Community Plan and “Schedule F – R-Residential District” to the Zoning Bylaw. The proposed bylaw will add “temporary construction camps” as a use permitted at council’s discretion in the AR-Agricultural/ Resource District in the Zoning Bylaw. REASON The reason for the amendment is to provide for the development of temporary construction camps within the agricultural district of the Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35; and to allow for residential districts within the existing Zoning Bylaw and OfÀcial Community Plan. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal ofÀce between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding noon and statutory holidays. Copies are available at no cost.
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PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal OfÀce to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal ofÀce before the hearing. Issued at Benson, Saskatchewan, this 11th day of April, 2012. Laureen Keating Administrator