Despite the much ballyhooed revitalization of downtown Winnipeg in the media - and to a lesser extent here - those numbers are a sobering reminder of how far we really have to go before we reach that "critical mass" necessary for it to become truly thriving area. Not even 2,000 additional added to the downtown population in 15 years.

At this rate, there might be a whopping 20,000 people living downtown by 2031 or so. That's depressing.