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It's all based on the commutershed. If more than half the people in any specific region have to travel to work in another region, they become part of its CMA. For Winnipeg, communities such as Stonewall , East St. Paul, Oakbank, and soon some others , etc., are counted as part of our CMA. The Capital Region is based on proximity more than anything else. These regions are included as part of the CR because a sizeable portion of their population commutes to Winnipeg on a daily basis but not enough of them do so to cross the half-way threshold.

Selkirk is more or less a self-sufficient community in terms of jobs but many people do commute daily to Winnipeg for work. These people won't do their shopping in Winnipeg usually though because their communities already provide them with most of what they'd need in that department.

Niverville for example, is a community that is fast becoming a satelite of Winnipeg. The RM of Hanover is another fast-growing area that will probably wind up being part of the Winnipeg CMA even though most of it's really not particularly close. The part of it that is close though is where a lot of development is taking place and eventually the number of people commuting to Winnipeg on a daily basis will exceed the number of people working within the RM. I'm not sure if Niverville is in the RM of Hanover but if it is, it's probably right on the boundary line that puts it just outside of our CMA. When we're only talking about fifteen thousand people or so, a couple thousand extra can tip the scales.