By Leah Murray

Spike in non-residential construction in first quarter of 2017

Jul 4, 2017 | 3:53 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The City Planning and Development department is revealing its first quarter results.

According to the information they’ve presented, there’s a huge increase in the amount of money being spent on commercial development.

In the first three months of the year, there was $25.5 million in non-residential construction value in Medicine Hat.

A majority of the work, 67 per cent, was under the $100,000 mark.

The remainder was between $100,000 and over $1 million.

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It’s a big increase from the first quarter of 2016 where there was only $3.6 million spent on non-residential development.

Notable projects highlighted by the city include the industrial support services building near the airport, and the Phase 2 of the Strachan Corner development where the old Wal-Mart used to be.

As for the residential side, construction values are slightly lower than last year.

In the first quarter of 2017, there was $5.8 million in construction value, $100,000 lower than the first quarter last year.