Moose Jaw Forum

FYI - Prince Albert's population grew to 35,129 or up 2.9% from the 2006 to the 2011 census. Maintaining it as the province's third city.

Swift Current's 6.1 per cent increase in population was slightly behind the 6.7 per cent growth enjoyed by Saskatchewan over the past five years, as the provincial population increased to 1,033,381 during the 2011 census, a rise from 968,157 residents in 2006.Stats Canada notes that the population total recorded 15,503 within the city boundaries, while 2,032 were in the immediate rural area. The 2006 census had recorded 14,946 residents in Swift Current's urban core, with 1,587 in the rural fringe region.Lloydminster led the province in growth, with the border city increasing by 14.9 per cent on the Saskatchewan side of the community. Saskatoon was second with 11.4 per cent growth, and Estevan placed third with a 9.2 per cent growth rate between 2006 and 2011. Moose Jaw was the slowest growing city with a 3.2 per cent increase in population.
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jty wrote:Swift Current's 6.1 per cent increase in population was slightly behind the 6.7 per cent growth enjoyed by Saskatchewan over the past five years, as the provincial population increased to 1,033,381 during the 2011 census, a rise from 968,157 residents in 2006.Stats Canada notes that the population total recorded 15,503 within the city boundaries, while 2,032 were in the immediate rural area. The 2006 census had recorded 14,946 residents in Swift Current's urban core, with 1,587 in the rural fringe region.Lloydminster led the province in growth, with the border city increasing by 14.9 per cent on the Saskatchewan side of the community. Saskatoon was second with 11.4 per cent growth, and Estevan placed third with a 9.2 per cent growth rate between 2006 and 2011. Moose Jaw was the slowest growing city with a 3.2 per cent increase in population.
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If you take a look over at www.paherald.sk.ca they are reporting a population increase of just 2.9 % for PA.

Sort of coincidental that the cities in the areas of oil production showed the biggest increases.
In Lloydminster I would have to state that the biggest impetus for the big growth is not the price of oil, but rather the introduction of hydraulic fracturing technology into heavy oil production.
Many old and dead fields there are being re-drilled and fracing used to exploit even more oil from what were previously depleted fields or economically non-viable oil fields.
Saskatoon being the province's true education, business hub and potash headquarters has really benefitted.
Estevan it is because of oil and now the retrofitting for clean coal.

All of these cities that had big growth had one thing in common, that is good higher paying jobs available.

One has to keep in mind that when talking "percentages" of anything, it does not take much of a change to effect a large % increase! Caronport grew by 16%, but how many people is that when you start with a small number as the base line!

Right on Sledge, all this flapping about Caronport,100% of zero is still 100% and JTY tying it to the Multiplex of course. ( Glad to hear jty my be leaving) Haven't been on this site for awhile but noticed the anti multiplex verbal diarrhea is alive and well and tied to several bits on a regular basis. Move on people....your missing a good life in Moose Jaw.
We should be happy there was an increase in Saskatchewan and in Moose Jaw. The comment about oil exploration and potash increasing population in those areas is also correct. Perhaps the naysayers could ask themselves what they are doing to encourage people to live here. Their comments on this forum day in and day out certainly aren't encouraging.

slimjim wrote:100% of zero is still 100%

??? With that kind of rational I see why some people have a hard time seeing or facing reality.

slimjim wrote:Right on Sledge, all this flapping about Caronport,100% of zero is still 100% and JTY tying it to the Multiplex of course. ( Glad to hear jty my be leaving) Haven't been on this site for awhile but noticed the anti multiplex verbal diarrhea is alive and well and tied to several bits on a regular basis. Move on people....your missing a good life in Moose Jaw.
We should be happy there was an increase in Saskatchewan and in Moose Jaw. The comment about oil exploration and potash increasing population in those areas is also correct. Perhaps the naysayers could ask themselves what they are doing to encourage people to live here. Their comments on this forum day in and day out certainly aren't encouraging.

I think if you look at the reasons for this demographic shift from Eastern Canada to Western Canada it is tied to one factor - good high paying jobs.
Moose Jaw's anemic growth- when compared to other centres in the province - can be tied to one factor that being the lack of good high paying jobs.
To back this up, I can use the evidence of the falling enrollment numbers in my own neighbourhood school, that being for the past few years enrollments figures were up but then suddenly in early September one grade - that was suppose to have two separate classes - was split between three grades due to an unpredicted enrollment drop.
It caught the school flat-footed and in an instant one teaching position was demographically eliminated costing one good high paying job.
I spoke to the principal about this when I picked up the grandchild and was told the reason for the drop was the fact that people had moved on (mainly to Alberta) due to employment opportunities.
Despite what people might say the Multi-Plex is not that large of a drawing card. I am sorry, but given that the majority of the province's and city's population increase is due to immigration just ask yourself how many visible minorities or other languages you have seen out curling or watching the Warriors? I have been there both in the stands and as a guest in a sky box and sorry they just aren't there.
As far as the Fieldhouse goes there is greater potential but as one immigrant friend told me "Who the hell is going to pay to walk?"
As far as these statistics go, the real figures that are going to make or break plans for this city's expansion will be when the age breakdown is published.

As far as the question goes - "Why Caronport?".
I think I can answer that question, maybe the seance scared Pastor Larry out of town....

If you go back just a couple of weeks they released statistics that the region's job numbers were down - the second report in a row - I wonder if that had anything to do with these census numbers???