Region expected to grow by one million people in the next 25 years
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board has saved the provincial government at least $6.5 million over the past seven years, according to a report released in December.
The report, from independent third-party service firm MNP, set out to quantify the economic value of the EMRB, which has functioned as a regional collaborating force for the past 15 years.
The board comprises 13 rural and urban municipalities — some of which are seeing booming population growth as more people choose to make their homes in mid-size Alberta cities.
Members include Beaumont, Edmonton, Devon, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Leduc County, Morinville, Parkland County, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Strathcona County and Sturgeon County.
The total population of the region is more than 1.5 million. It’s expected to grow by one million more people and 470,000 jobs in the next 25 years, according to the board.