EDMONTON – Wood Buffalo stands to gain several million dollars in grant money as a result of a recent population count that documented an increase of more than 50,000 people over the last five years.
A census taken this summer establishes the population of the northern municipality at 116,407. The regional municipality, which includes Fort McMurray, had been receiving provincial funding based on a 2007 census of 64,773.
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Cochrane’s growth rate is up 5.4 per cent from 2011, according to the Cochrane Planning Department’s November development report.
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There are only a few people who get it: the era of cheap food is over.
Global net population growth creates over 200,000 new mouths to feed ever single day. Yet supply of available farmland is diminishing each year due to development, loss of topsoil, peak production yields, and reduction in freshwater supply.
Then there’s bonehead government policy decisions to contend with… like converting valuable grains into inefficient biofuel for automobiles. Paying farmers to NOT plant. Banning exports. Etc.
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The municipality has told Shell and the federal-provincial Joint Review Panel that it does not oppose the company’s proposed expansion, but the project brings concerns.
During a Tuesday morning hearing reviewing the project, municipal CAO Glen Laubenstein told the panel that the magnitude of growth from the oilsands has overwhelmed the province and the region.
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After sitting out a year following the federal count in 2011, High River Town Council is looking into holding a municipal census in 2013. However, judging from the brief debate on Friday, not all councilors are on board with some questioning whether the community has netted the additional 104 people necessary to recoup enumeration costs.
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As Lethbridge’s population grows, pressure mounts on community programs that must provide support services to more people on a limited budget.
That’s why municipal leaders should budget more for services that focus on helping seniors, people with disabilities, aboriginal people, new Canadians and youth, according to a 2011 report released Monday by the City of Lethbridge’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).
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CALGARY, AB, Oct. 15, 2012/ Troy Media/ – After having overtaken Saskatchewan in the 1930s, Alberta has been by far the most populous province on the Canadian Prairies.
British Columbia, however, holds the title for all of western Canada, but if current growth rates continue, Alberta could capture that prize, too.
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Strathcona County has seen rapid change in populations in its residential areas, but plans are in motion to revitalize some of the older areas that are losing weight.
In a recent presentation put together by Gerry Gabinet, director of Strathcona County Economic Development and Tourism, 2011 census changes were mapped out, showing significant fluctuations in various subdivisions.
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Longer lineups at Timmy’s, heavier rush hour traffic, subdivisions popping up on the outskirts of town…sound familiar?
For Grande Prairie city councillor, Alex Gustafson, its no surprise the spillover effects of Alberta’s booming economy saw the province’s population increase more than double the national average – 2.5% to 1.1% – in a Statistics Canada study released last Thursday.
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