Only 27 building permits were issued last month at Sarnia City Hall, down from 68 the month before.
The permits totalled just over $2.64 million, bringing the year-to-date total to $39.8 million.
The largest permit last month was for just under $970,000 for the addition of a new single-storey building for a proposed shower facility at Cabot Canada on Tashmoo Avenue.
There was just one permit issued in July for a single-family dwelling, for a year-to-date total of seven.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
