Growth pressures and social infrastructure in the capital region : Final report

While the report identifies a number of cases where ministries, municipalities and boards have implemented initiatives to address the demand for social infrastructure and services, the scope of the analysis did not allow for a full identification and analysis of all of these initiatives. [...] Population projections indicate higher growth in the 2006 - 2011 period than the 2012 - 2016 period; higher growth in parts of the region outside the City of Edmonton; and uneven growth throughout the region. [...] The North and East portions of the Capital Region are forecast to have the strongest growth in the first five years, with the South part of the region growing more quickly in the latter part of the forecast period. [...] A further demographic attribute of the regional population, in line with the rest of Alberta, Canada and most of the developed world, is that the population is aging. [...] Issues identified in the analysis of health care service delivery in the Capital Region include: • The Capital Health Authority provides specialized services for a larger referral area than the Capital Region.