Brandon and some surrounding municipalities have seen a lot of construction in 2018.

The planning department issues permits for a variety of construction projects within the City of Brandon, as well as for the outlying RM’s of Cornwallis and Elton.

In October, the department issued 60 permits for construction projects with a reported value of $5.5 million.
Last month was a permit issued for the fire repair work being done at Massey Manor, a value of approximately $834,000.

To the end of October 2018, the department had issued a total of 601 permits this year for various construction projects with a reported value of approximately $66.8 million. Included in these statistics were permits for a total of 161 dwelling units.