Winnipeg’s existing sewage system could be overrun with fecal matter if the city’s population increases by 90,000 within five to nine years.

The city will have to hand over the roughly $30 million collected over the past three years.

"This is a city that is still very much in the control or in the thrall of the development industry."

Getting new projects built on time is an issue in Winnipeg, and a number of people in the construction industry are pointing the finger at Manitoba Hydro.

Homebuilders and developers are upset by a new five per cent increase in city impact fees.