Major Projects (Construction Started – Northeast Region)
| PROJECT | COMPANY | VALUE ($, MILLIONS) |
| Utilities |
||
| Site C Clean Energy Project | BC Hydro | 10,700 |
| W.A.C. Bennett Dam Riprap Upgrade Project | BC Hydro | 170 |
| G.M. Shrum G1-G10 Control System Upgrade | BC Hydro | 75 |
| G.M. Shrum Spillway Gate Upgrade Project | BC Hydro | 48 |
| Peace Region Load Shedding RAS | BC Hydro | 26 |
| Fort St. John and Taylor Electric Supply | BC Hydro | 53 |
| The Station Town Centre | G8 Properties | 500 |
| Oil & Gas – Plants, Stations, Hubs |
||
| Saturn Compressor Facility Expansion | Cutbank Ridge Partnership | 930 |
| North Pine Liquids Facility | AltaGas Ltd. | 100 |
| Regional LNG Plant | AltaGas Ltd. | |
| North Central Liquids Hub | Cutbank Ridge Partnership | 320 |
| Oil & Gas – Pipelines |
||
| Project RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) | Enbridge Inc. | |
| High Pine Expansion Project | Enbridge Inc. | |
| Jackfish Lake Expansion Project | Enbridge Inc. | |
| Towerbirch Expansion Project | NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. | 439 |
| North Montney Mainline Project | TransCanada | |
| Mining |
||
| Roman Coal Mine | Peace River Coal Inc. | 400 |
| Murray River Mining Project | HD Mining International | 1,183 |
| Renewable |
||
| Moose Lake Wind Project | Moose Lake Wind LP | 45 |
| Septimus Creek Wind Power Project | Zero Emission Energy Developments Inc. | 45 |
| Transportation |
||
| Highway 97 Tower Lake Four-laning | BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | 17 |
| Institutional |
||
| Margaret Ma Murray Community School (Northwest Elementary) | School District 60 | 25 |
| Trades Training Facility | Northern Lights College | 31 |
Credit: B.C. Major Projects Inventory (Government of British Columbia)
Values of Building Permits
2018
| Month | Type(s) of Building | # of Permits |
Construction Cost |
| January | Residential | 5 | $3,488,147.00 |
| Commercial | 1 | $9,927,689.88 | |
| February | Industrial | 2 | $6,012,655.00 |
| March | Residential | 2 | $90,000.00 |
| Commercial | 2 | $28,000.00 | |
| Institutional | 1 | $9,000.00 | |
| April | Residential | 4 | $979,343.00 |
| May |
Residential | 5 | $345,746.97 |
| Commercial | 3 | $430,000.00 | |
| Industrial | 1 | $1,700,000.00 | |
| Institutional | 2 | $599,520.00 | |
| June |
Residential | 8 | $1,460,806.25 |
| Commercial | 2 | $42,000.00 | |
| Industrial | 1 | $50,000.00 | |
| Institutional | 1 | $2,529,601.00 | |
|
July |
Residential | 4 | $459,500.00 |
| Commercial | 5 | $2,137,000.00 | |
| Government | 2 | $265,000.00 | |
| August | Residential | 7 | $912,000.00 |
| Commercial | 1 | $200,000.00 | |
| Industrial | 3 | $64,000.00 | |
| Government | 1 | $450,000.00 | |
| September | Residential | 2 | $270,000.00 |
| Industrial | 3 | $789,000.00 | |
| October |
Residential | 4 | $577,500.00 |
| Commercial | 1 | $37,260.00 | |
| November |
Residential | 2 | $26,000.00 |
| Commercial | 1 | $250,000.00 | |
| Industrial | 1 | $23,000.00 | |
| December |
Residential | 1 | $300,000.00 |
| Commercial | 1 | $75,000.00 | |
| Total | 79 | $34,527,769.10 |
Previous Years
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Total Value of Construction | $55,427,385 | $56,865,793 | $30,370,774 | $40,070,055.75 | $27,960,000 |
$34,527,769.10 |
| Number of Building Permits |
||||||
| Commercial | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Institutional | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Industrial | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Residential | 111 | 155 | 75 | 31 | 39 | 44 |
| Number of Dwellings Created |
||||||
| SFD | 42 | 77 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 19 |
| Duplex | 42 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Secondary Suites | 38 | 105 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Multiple Family * | 121 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 243 | 289 | 74 | 9 | 18 | 37 |
* Structures containing three or more units
Housing Construction
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| Housing starts | 9 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing under construction | 61 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
| Housing completions | 165 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Source: Statistics Canada
Property Values
BC Assessment Market Trends 2017-2018
| % Chg Due to Market | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Residential | Business and Other | Light Industry |
| City of Dawson Creek | -5.52% | -1.43% | -1.80% |
| Dawson Creek Rural | -0.92% | 0.18% | -4.66% |
| Village of Pouce Coupe | 1.70% | -2.56% | N/A |
| City of Fort St. John | -9.32% | 2.63% | -1.50% |
Change in Total Assessment Roll Values: Dawson Creek
| Property Class | 2016 Revised | 2017 Revised | % Change |
| All Classifications | $1,740,390,421 | $1,736,377,748 | -0.23% |
| Residential | $1,240,256,300 | $1,222,834,800 | -1.40% |
| Non-Residential | $500,134,121 | $513,542,948 | 2.68% |
