I have the same feeling DarthMalgus, I was thinking 25-30 000 this year. Still pretty stellar growth for a city our size. I expect the municipal census to be relatively impressive still, considering we were still growing like gangbusters up until January.
I also don't see Calgary surpassing Vancouver. With this downturn looking like it will be a tame version of the 80s collapse, we're in for an extended (3 years +) or moderate growth, and possibly with a new reality after its over. I could see Calgary hitting 2.1 million when Vancouver hits 3 million, closing the gap from the current 1.1 million to about 900 000, but that's probably the best we could hope for in the mid-term (15 years or so)...
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