Go West! (Or East, if you’re in BC)
Despite sounding like an ornithological journal, the National Migration Trend Report is actually an annual publication by that esteemed purveyor of inexpensive moving trucks, U-Haul. The report looks at one-way trips to any city in Canada as an indicator of relocating families and individuals, and found that in 2012, more people moved to Calgary than any other city. Not a huge surprise given Calgary’s upbeat economy, lack of snow (ha, ha), and excellent Realtors (that’s not a joke). Our province’s population is growing at more than double the national average, and Alberta is predicted to become the country’s third-largest province (leapfrogging BC) is just eight years. So next time you’re grouchy because traffic is snarled by yet another infrastructure project, bear in mind how many more people there are going to be on our roads in a few years.
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