Winter Construction: Insurance Claims and Building Frenzy

winter construction: Efforts to rebuild some of the more than 2,500 dwellings destroyed were also delayed as the risks and costs of winter construction meant many decided to put off the work, according to Brandon Sun. It's been a slow start, but it's really starting to motor, says local builder Gilles Huizinga, who's also president of the UDI-Wood Buffalo developer association. While many residents and businesses had hoped to break ground last year, challenges ranged from the amount of debris that had to be removed to the volume of permits and insurance claims that needed to be processed. Construction started on a record 96 detached houses in January, while the 92 in February were not far behind the record for the month set at the end of a 2007-08 building frenzy. But with semi-detached and row housing included, there's already 282 units underway this year. March saw a drop in detached housing starts to 34. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.