Building activity in Red Deer remained in bounce-back mode for 2011.
According to City of Red Deer figures, building-permit values in the central Alberta city were up about 70 per cent for the first 11 months of the year, with 2011 permits valued at $160.4 million, versus only $93.8 million for the same period in 2010.
Commercial and industrial values more than doubled those, while residential values were up by a more modest 10 per cent.
from Western Investor February 2012