It’s no secret Alberta's population is booming — but a majority of people polled in both Calgary and Edmonton are not too happy with the pace of that growth and what it means for their day-to-day lives.

The latest estimates from Statistics Canada suggest Alberta’s population surpassed five million as of July 1. That number is only expected to climb, with the provincial government projecting the population will grow by roughly two million over the next quarter century.

In polls done for CBC News, Janet Brown Opinion Research asked 1,000 residents in both cities how they would rate the current pace of population growth. The survey was conducted throug h the Trend Research Online Panel from Oct. 1 to 8.

“W hat we find is that the majority of people feel their city is growing too fast," s

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