The Rural Municipality of Tache saw increased building activity in 2018.

Between January 1st and December 31st, there were 177 total permits taken out. Of that, 48 were for new housing starts with 41 single-family dwellings and 7 multi-family dwellings. There were 34 accessory buildings.

If you compare that to a year earlier, there were 161 total permits taken out in 2017. Of that total, 47 were for new housing starts with 45 single-family dwellings and 2 multi-family dwellings. There were 29 accessory buildings.

The total project costs were way up in 2018. Costs exceeded $28.6 million last year compared to $21.6 million the previous year.