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Originally Posted by Bunk
To put things in perspective, it took Red Deer over 100 years to grow to 100,000, while Calgary grew by more than that amount in three (2012-14).
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To put it in perspective it also took Calgary about 75 years (including getting the CPR in 1885) to reach 100,000. Demographic growth is in no way, shape or form linear.
It's good to see Red Deer growing. Unfortunately, the city is still growing using an outdated planning model hell-bent on suburb growth. Would really be nice if they'd get moving on the downtown redevelopment and make something interesting of the river valley. The city needs to grow some independence and actually stand for something other than a rest stop.