WINNIPEG, MB

The recent Canadian census has sparked a rivalry between the growing Mennonite town of Steinbach and its (currently) much larger provincial capital. If current rates of growth continue, Steinbach, already the third-largest community in the province, will surpass Winnipeg in total population by the year 2217. The new information was not well-received by Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman.

“Steinbach bigger than Winnipeg? Seriously?” pondered Bowman. “Who did the math on this? Sam Katz?”

As doubtful as the estimate may seem to Mayor Bowman, a simple mathematical calculation confirms these results.

Steinbach’s population is currently 15,829, a growth of 17% since the last census 5 years ago. Winnipeg, on the other hand, sits at 705,244, a growth of just 6.3% over the same period. If

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