He tells CHSJ News there will be an influx of people when the baby boomers retire because they'll likely remain in the city and their jobs will have to be filled by new people. Forrest predicts the influx will begin around 2017.
He says the city can attract workers because it has large industries that aren't easy to move like the pulp mill and the refinery.
According to studies done by the city as part of the development of the new municipal plan, the city's population will surge by about 10-thousand over the next 25 years.
