In general, I see Winnipeg's amalgamation as having ultimately negative effects on the former city. It resulted in the suburbs getting priority when it came to development and revitalization, at the expense of the inner city neighborhoods. Part of the issue is that it took on the existing infrastructure of 11 other municipalities. On the other hand, it centralized municipal organizations, resulted in equal taxes and meant there wasn't 50+ Councillors for an urban area of 600,000.
In 1961, Old Winnipeg had a population of 265,429 compared to 200,188 in 2016 (up from a low of 189,801 in 2001). This is a 24.6% decrease, comparable to many Rust Belt cities.
In 1961, the suburbs had a population of 210,560, compared to 505,056 in 2016, a 139.9% increase.
Unicity wasn't established until 1972, but the decline of the inner neighborhoods began a decade earlier.
Last edited by balletomane; Apr 3, 2017 at 12:33 AM.
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