Vancouver building permits - the sign of health in the local construction industry and an important part of the city budget - plunged in January to half the previous year's number. Only 34 new residential units were built in the city that month, according to the finalized summary from the city's director of licences, Will Johnston, which was distributed to councillors late last week. That grim news means that Vancouver is now projecting to get only half of its normal $25-million in fees related...
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