Home construction (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Home construction (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
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Contractors very busy in Minto

New construction in Minto continues at a record pace.

To the end of April, 66 building permits worth almost $16-million were issued.    That compares to the same period last year, when 45 permits worth $9-million were issued.

The total of $16-million so far this year compares to the ten-year average of just $7-million.

Minto council was told that the outlook for the rest of the year remains strong.

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(Photo of Kurtis Letts courtesy of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad)

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