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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
It's encouraging to see Winnipeg's CMA growth rate above the national average at 6.6% from 2011-2016. Not surprising to see the Western prairie cites with the highest growth rates. I was a bit surprised to see Montreal, Halifax and Hamilton with growth rates below the national average. With its proximity to the GTA, I wonder why Hamilton isn't growing faster?
It still can't shake the feeling that it's taking forever for Winnipeg to hit the magical 800K mark. Seems like we've been in the mid 700K range for ages.
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Hamilton (nicknamed Steeltown) is full of declining and obsolete industries. If it were not for the Burlington area, which many of its residents commute to the GTA, was not included in the Hamilton CMA, the area may have experienced negative growth.