Though the published statistics have yet to reflect recent government and private initiatives, more than one study emphasises the importance of alternative strategies for provincial development as well as continuing industrial prospects for the capital city.

Winnipeg in the past held a monopoly traoing positiOn in the West. That process has now slowed, but the production of exportable surpluses of processed products and manufactured goods, added to the primary products on which the Province first thrived, indicates that they will continue to form a developmental base for both the i’rovince, Winnipeg, and rural growth areas.

It is sincerely hoped that these contributions to the understanding of an historic capital city will provide a guide to anticipating its future.

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LEQNARD S. EVANS Minister, Department or" Industry and Commerce