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Old 05-26-2010, 09:15 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Bigtime View Post
I'm pretty sure Calgary proper passed the million mark a year or two ago. Didn't Bronconnier meet the baby in the hospital and give the parents all sorts of stuff to celebrate the event?

Edit: That population of 988,000 is from 2006 not 2010.

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Mayor Dave Bronconnier is declaring that with the population growing by 98 people a day, the first baby born after midnight tonight is the city’s millionth resident.
“It’s an important milestone in our history,” Bronconnier said. “What’s happening in Calgary is nothing short of phenomenal.”
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...6b3f52&k=57221

Nothing official, but I'm pretty sure I've heard Calgary proper is over a mill now too.
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