B.C. building permit values slide as 'soggy' outlook persists

[Castanet News]

Building permit values for residential and non-residential construction in B.C. declined by 2.9 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada data...

[jfrankbc]

What did you expect with all the hate on developers and investors...
Here's a hint people, government doesn't build, private investors and developers do, and they are not limited by geography or jurisdiction, they go to where they can make money.
It's the cold hard truth communists the world over continue to learn the hard way.