Building permit sales in Oshawa are lagging

The City of Oshawa is reporting a very solid month of April for building activity. Officials say a total of 126 building permits were sold, up from 103 for the same month last year. The construction value of those permits also rose to just over $26-million.  Year-to-date numbers are down though. At this time last year, the city had sold 377 permits, compared with just 310 so far this year, with construction value down roughly 40 percent to just over $48.3-million.