Waadchelter INFINITI ‘ 905 820 454 mwoedchestenlnflnltlxa 2560 Helm Mud Mississauga, Ontario 1 it I l l V S . J A L. THE Pgwfit ,‘or-‘b INFINITI CANADIAN CHAMPION SIAFF Census data released on Feb. 8 reveals that Milton continues to be one of Canada's fast- .z ' ‘ est-growing communities. ' 11.: numbers from Statistics Canada that focus on population anddweliings show Milton was FEEL ALIVE IN THE DEA. mmmm.......... * - (May10.2016)â€"up30.5percentsince2011. 01F- WINTER This makes Miltonthefastest-growing corn. ESE INCREDIBLE OFFERS. munity in Ontario, and sixth overall in Canada. While the town was ranked first in the country spot has now been taken over by Warman. Sask..whichhasgrownby$5.1 percent since 2011andlsfoilowedbyfourotherPrairiemuâ€" nicipaiitieswherebuildingisbooming. Mayor Gord Krantz touched on the impend- ' lng census numbersdurhglastMondayeve- ning's council meeting and predicted that Milton may lose its 'crown' as the fastest- growing municipality in the country. Inapressreleasethetownissuedioilowing the release of the Census numbers. Krantz 7; Milton is heading. g 'l'm very proud of the focus we've maintained RegletretlonStertDetee oeumrumamopmuII-mun) iorrapidgrowthinthelastcensusthetop i i l I . remained optimistic about the direction that 1 Milton still amongfastest- gowlng communities in Canada By Melanie Nennessey ’ on ensuring that we're building a complete community as we grow,‘ he said. 'Our young, vibrant and diverse populationâ€" along with . aiowpropertytaxrate outstandingfecllities and natural parks â€" continues to malte Mil- tonanattractivelocationforhomebuyersand business investment.“ Thepressreieasenotesthatwlthanaverage aged34and73percentofresldentswith a post-secondary education. Milton is one of the youngest. most diverse and well-educat- ed populations in Ontario. OnthebuildingfronttheTownofMiitonpro- cessed applications to build 1.531 dwelling units (apartments. townhomes. single family homes. etc.) last year, and forecasts an addi- tional 2.518 dwelling units in 2017 to meet .thedemandsoinewhomeowners. 'Thetownlsexpectedtocontinuetogrow overthenext iSyearsandestimatesapopu- lationoi 145.000in2021and235.000in2031. Acrossl-ialtoruhecensusshowsthepopula- tionoitheregionhadgrowntem35by censusdayiastyear. representinganincrease 0193percent. Nationally. the growth rate satat an average offrvepercent. being slightiylowerinOntario at4.6per.cent. Register for Recreation! Spring 5 Summer Recreation Guides arrive February 23.