Edmonton Chamber of Commerce president Doug Griffiths has heaps of praise for his city, but says people need to be realistic about the challenges it faces.

“There’s a magic to this place,” he told a crowd at the JW Marriot Hotel on Friday as the chamber released its state of the economy report. “We need to make the entire city richer.”

Griffiths called on the city to begin thinking where it wants to be not just 10 years in the future, but 25 years and beyond.

Comparing the volume of jobs, affordability and mill rates of Edmonton to Calgary, Halifax, Ottawa and Winnipeg, the report finds that Edmonton has a strong foundation but risks losing momentum as the trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump continues.

Among Edmonton’s strengths is hosting the youngest median age of the cities s

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