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Nearly 100,000 people moved to the Calgary area in just a year. They're drawn here by the lower cost of living ... at least when compared to Toronto and Vancouver. We explore what that's like for those newly arrived, and for long-term residents.It's a different boom — an affordability-driven boom — which means a different motivation and demographic mix, and a different squeeze on the people and services already here.
Watch, read and listen to these stories across all our CBC platforms. And check back for more of this reporting here.'Dear Kyiv, Calgary is actually....' Here's what these new residents would write back homeWill Calgary lose the rear-view mirror wave? Growth could mean more big-city driversSpace crunch in Calgary schools plays out in tears and tough choicesElise Stolte joins us to tee up a new series from CBC Calgary about the growth we've seen in the city.
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