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Originally Posted by esquire
I agree completely. In my previous posts I pointed out the trend in population growth, but that doesn't mean I'm rooting for the city to add people as fast as possible.
I'd be happy with modest, almost imperceptible population growth but focused on improving the city's overall prosperity.
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A respectable opinion to be sure. Just to point something out there : Population growth does confer a few advantages on any given area.
A crowd attracts a crowd so you get more entertainment (think concerts, sports teams, performance art, etc.) shopping choices, job opportunities, educational venues, and so on.
I don't think Winnipeg is growing at such breakneck speed that we have to worry about uncontrolled development (or lack thereof) but in any case there are still advantages to it.