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Originally Posted by esquire
If you look at the estimate, it calls for Winnipeg to hit 835,400 by 2019. It won't be that long until one million is in the crosshairs.
I know that this forum tends to overvalue the importance of sheer population, but it is still pretty formidable given that Winnipeg was more or less left for dead in the mid-90s. We still have our challenges, but this city has picked itself up off the mat in some ways.
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It's encouraging to see Manitoba growing for the last decade, but to come within striking distance of 1,000,000 we would have to hope hydro electricity becomes the new oil. Additionally, there are tons of disadvantages to rapid population growth. Just ask people who were born and raised in places like Calgary.