2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -February 12, 1985 HOME INSURANCE DJ TAYLOR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 170 Water Street North; Port Perry - 985-8416 The value of building permits for new con- struction in Durham Region increased dramatically in 1984, compared with the previous year. According to a report prepared by the Also see Us about your Life, Auto, Farm, Commercial & Mortgage Regional planning Insurance Needs! « department, the total " value of new construc- tion last year in Durham - Annual - BIG BRASS Planters - Candle Holders Trays - Decorator Items 1/2 PRICE Zo or less DAR LU KE'S COUNTRY STORE -- UNIQUE GIFTS -- Ne (] "05090804 J 0) Wo SRE re OAS © PORT PERRY STORE ONLY! hit $329.2 million, a 43 per cent increase over the $230 million in construc- tion during 1983. The most significan. increase was in the n dustrial sector wher there was $77 million worth of new construc- tion, including more than $60 million by General Motors in Oshawa for new and expanded plants. In 1983, by com- parison; there was just $12 million in industrial building permits issued in the Region. Building permits for commercial enterprises also increased sharply across the Region in 1984 to $44 million, compared with $13.7 million the previous year. Residentail construc- tion (homes, apart- ments) increased by just $7.4 per cent overall and was valued at $189.5 ~ million in 1984. The detailed report from the planning department shows that Scugog Township was the only municipality of the eight in Durham to experience a decline in building permits value in 1984. Scugog issued permits worth just over $9 million, a drop of ten per cent from the $10 million in permits issued in 1983. Brock Township had a slight increase of 8.7 per cent to a total of $4.4 million, while the value of permits issued in Ux- bridge Township went up 64 per cent to just over $10 million, spurred by the $2 million Tokai plant which will make disposable lighters. The $67 million worth of new buildings and ex- pansion at the General Motors pushed the City of Oshawa permits to $100.2 million, a 162 per cent hike over the previous y ear. Of all the municipalities in Durham, Oshawa had the most new construc- tion activity. Both Ajax and Picker- ing continue to expand at healthy rates with Ajax recording $66 million in permits and Pickering $65 million in 1984, Whit- by issued permits worth just under $50 million, while Newcastle had new permits worth just over $24 million. , The report notes that while the number of per- mits for new single fami- ly detached homes in: Durham went up slightly to 2590, only 34 semi detached units were built in 1984, and the number of apartments was 92, compared with 555 the previous year. The number of new town house units also declined in 1984 from 338 to 116. Durham Region's chairman of planning, Dr. Mofeed Michael, predicts that building ac- tivity in Durham will re- main strong during 1985, thanks to the major ex- pansion at GM and the settlement of a three year: contract between Durham Durham Region flexes its construction muscles and grows stronger in 1984 the auto maker and the union. Dr. Michael says Durham will not ex. perience the predicted decline in economic growth that could hit the rest of the province in 1985. He also says that a substantial number of new jobs were created in Durham last year because of the expansion in the industrial and commercial sectors. College one day seminar Saturday, March 2, isa special day at Durham College. The public are invited to a one-day seminar or workshop to get an idea of the educatinal extension courses offered. There are 37 different seminars and workshops. They are six hours in duration, runn- ing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an hour for lunch. 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Police offer reward (From page 1) Durham Police have a _ team of officers assigned to the case under the direction of Inspector Bob Brown. Police have released few details about their in- vestigation, including the results of an autopsy, but it is believed the young girl was murdered short- ly after she disappeared - from her home early last October. Queensville is located south of Lake Simcoe, about half-way between Newmarket and Keswick. Sonya, where the girl's body was found is located about 40 km due east of Queensville, and about ten miles north of Port Perry. 100 CARS In Stock Priced to Sell! PHILP ~ PONTIAC-BUICK 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry 985-8474