132 | Business World Magazine |
April 2014
The city’s population stood at 7,084 at
the time of the 2011 census, a number that
indicated a 48.5-percent jump in population
from the previous headcount just five years
earlier. Between 170 and 250 single-family
houses have gone up annually for the past
three years, and in 2012 alone, permits were
granted for 245 single-family housing starts
and 100 multi-family units.
It’s become a hotspot for young, affluent
families in particular, and boats an average
age of 31 and an average family income of
$90,000.
And with those numbers, city leaders say,
come opportunities.
“When the economy began picking up,
people started to see the potential here, the
appeal of the community,” said Brad Toth,
Warman’s manager of planning and devel-
opment. “It drew people from the city who
were looking for a different pace of life.”
To attract the commercial and industrial
development to both serve and employ its
burgeoning population, the city’s council
adopted the Business Tax Incentive Bylaw, a
measure which encourages businesses to ei-
ther locate or expand operations in Warman
in exchange for a tax-exempt period of up to
five years.
The surge in numbers and aura of coop-
