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Albertans lead migration to coast CALGARY (CP) — Many of the thousands of Albertans trading in winter parkas for raincoats in moving to British Columbia will probably return when the B.C, economy softens, says a professor at the University of Calgary “In many cases it’s-a short-term-migration, economist Bob Mansell said ini explaining why 13,587 Albertans moved to B.C. in the first six months of this year Only 8,715 people made the trip the other way fora het migration to B.C. from Alberta of 4,872 ‘People are going there as they did previously to Toronto to get a job, get some experienc Money put together, with the view of coming back Statisti¢s from the B.C. Finance Department show the numbers in 1989 are continuing a trend from last year, when almost 31,500 frosty Albertans: moved’ to what many call “Canada’s Lotusland Net migration from Alberta to B.C. way 10,459 last year Mansell said B.C."s booming economy, spurred to a great extent by Hong Kong investment in Vancouser has more to do with it than the attractive lifestyle the province offers People go where the jobs are and where they can make the most money, he said “If you have very rapid growth in a region, it will attract tots of people and it will be most attractive (0 those people closest. Distance is a factor, so all things being equal, you're going Alberta than Ontario act More people from There has been a net migration to B.C. from On LIFESTYLE IMPORTANT . €oh: tario of 4,442 people in the first half of this year second behind Alberta. But B.C."s hfgh standard of living compared with Alberta will drive many Albertans back, Mansell said. You get a big flow af return migration and that long-term migration pattern is influenced heavily by things like the real standard of living, which is not just how much money you're going to make in B.C., but how much it’s going to cost to live there Kevin Bell, a 35-year-old electronics ‘technician who moved to Burnaby this year for a job promotion, said the cost of living could eventually force him:to return to Edmonton ‘The cost of living, even though my wages are higher out here, seems to gobble all of that up no problem,” he said. “The cost of food, the sales tax, the insurance costs. The list goes on and on A better job was the key factor in Bell's decision to move “L probably wouldn't have ¢ to the coast if it was for anything but work, ell. * The pace of life in the lower mainland and Vancouver is pretty crazy But there are a lot of trade-of ts, Good restauran ts. Good scenery. Good places « LIKES WEATHER The biggest plus, he said, is the climate. *L think many of them (Albertans) are trying to escape snow, I hear comments from many people that say they wouldn't go back to the snowbound cities. | think that keep: t people here But Mansell says many Albertans nz the Rockies will move back when the boom ends . . as much as the economy, recreational opportunities and general lifestyle in British to make the move to B.C. ‘are cited as toring of the rest of Canada DOORWAY TO THE PACIFIC . . . the port of V is part of a b ing British Columbi economy that is partly responsible for an influx of new residents to the coastal province. Like every economy in a boom, by definition it’s followed by a bust of one form of another. A lot of this migration in the end will be short-term He also said many of those now moving to B.C. are young and not settled Lifestyle, “We're talking about the more mobile segment of society and if they're mobile enough to move there, they're mobile enough to move back Many people always seem to want to drift back to Where they were [rom economy lure new residents VANCOUVER (CP) — Janice Penner can almost feel the comfortable weight of her backpack as she an ticipates hiking thre bine meadow more than a kilome s to wilderness areas within a short time frame from the city,”’ Penner on the eve of her departure from Onfario for British Columbia You can't do that from downtown Toronto There (British-Columbia), you canbe hiking in_real mountains. | was really blown away by the mountains in B.C Penner, a 26-year-old computer sales represen tative, is among thousands of Canadians flocking to this province Many are drawn by the lure of jobs, jobs, jobs While the 8.8-per-cent unemployment rate in British Columbia is fifth behind Ontario, the Pacific province accounted for nearly half the new jobs created in Canada during the first half of 1989 While many are entry-lev pumping g: acking superm: near the $4.75 minimum, others r ters or electricians Kevin Bell, 35, a service superv a tronics firm who came here this year from Edmontor says jobs aren't everything BETTER LIFESTYLE I think most people move out for the lifestyle definitely not for the economics.” Neighboring Albertans are leading the charge to British Columbia but economist. Bob Mansell of the University of Calgary disagrees with Bell over economics “Wherever there's been an economic boon, it at tracts a lot of net migrants B.C. government statistics show nearly 32,000 people came here from within Canada ii the first six months of 1989 to produce a net gain of 14,191. All jurisdictions contributed except the Atlantic provinces Last year, British Columbia led Canada with a net population gain of nearly 30,000 from within the coun try. Ontario was next but well back at 11,000. British Columbia struggled to recover from the recession earlier this decade but now boasts a buoyant economy * The incial product, a measure of goods and serv ed, is growing between three and four percent @ The average industrial wage ranks second behind Ontario at $474.66 a week © Retail sales have increased 8.7 per cent over 1988 and capital investment is up 18.3 per cen’ But five year the economy was stagnant and unemployment was greater than 14 per cen t of people through unemployment hief economis e B.C. Cen They we vir ck (east) by the bia — which has a population of ov hreer m from other provinces is the la of 40,000. The low 5 was 1982 when 2,000 more left thancame to BI ¢ Bell and Pen iner r me but s always Price unem: ling pat n “tand once says Chambers Massive mall spurs redevelopment EDMONTON (CP) When the «world’s largest shopping mall was completed in 1985 it became a shining light for Edmonton's tourist trade But the shadow West Edmonton Mall cast over the rest of the city’s retail sector was long and dark With an indoor water park, Underwater submarines, an aquarium, an amusement park and an ice arena — not to| mention 823 stores, 110 restaurants, 19 movie theatres, a night club and a 354-rooim hotel The Mall" became a giant vortex, sucking in shoppers and tourists But downtown boosters claim there's new vitality in Edmonton's city centre. They suggest the pendulum is swinging back to the core At the beginning of the decade the excitement was in West Edmonton Mall,"* said Randall Way, executive direc tor of the Downtown Business Association of Edmonton “Now the spotlight ison downtown West Edmonton Mall is becoming a little passe — at least to the locals The massive. mall complex, estimated to cost $950 million, covers 49 hectares and employs 18,000 people. Its first phase opened in 1981 20 MILLION VISITORS A 1987 study estimated about 20 million people visit the mall each year, nearly half of them tourists. By com parison, Disneyland in California attracts about 10 millio visitors a year A report by the city planning department estimated West Edmonton Mall, the flagship of the Ghermezian family business empire, Triple Five Corp., captures a one-quarter of the retail business in the Edmonton region In other cities such ay Montreal, Vane tawa-Hull, the largest suburban shopping ce five to 10 per cent of the regional-consumer market, t report said ‘There was a loss of consumer activity in the down town, resulting in declining I sales (and) leading to run down stores and declining numbers of businesses,” it said West Edmonton Mall spokesman Jacqueline Sereda said the mall drew business away from downtown from 1981 to 1985, forcing stores in the core to upgrad Edmonton politicians have made renewing the cor priority, In 1983, a mayor's task force called for a “dec of development” torejuvenate downtown Armin Preiksaitis, president of the Edmonton Down (own Development ¢ aid $1 billion in development is undeg way downtown — including shopping centres, plans for an old-fashioned public market, a prop: halland a civic museum and archive GROWTHSPURT The first phase has seen a spurt of retail growth in tt ¢. Two new shopping centres opened and an existing expanded. The Bay store on Edmonton's main downtown treet is being refurbished to include a “‘galleria’® of small hops and boutique But Edmonton's downtown mostly dese office*hours and boarded-up or empty store found along the main stfip Whether redevelopr Inthe. own is having any impact on revenue for chants won't of the Retail Merchants While the mo a big tourist draw, some people ar etons than buying merchand Asked if m: merchants are not suft administration are increasing monthly refused vide specific figures s said the mall is not being threatenee renewed retail sector in the core, ‘because we have two d fermt mark tson fhe downtown worktorce and we concentrate on tourism Mail businesses