Canmore

Canmore council briefs: Tax recover auction to go-ahead, additional funding for municipal electric vehicles, Epcor annual report examines past and upcoming year and Town, Canmore Golf and Curling Club update brine supply agreement.

“We don’t know enough of what that would entail and we know it would mean additional resources, but we don’t know right now what those resources would be because we have to take some time to research what the most effective and efficient way of delivering the pass program regionally would be.”

The Town of Canmore and Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Limited will be heading to an appeal over the defeated Smith Creek area structure plan.

The Calgary Region Airshed Zone – which includes Banff, Canmore and the MD of Bighorn – expanded its air quality monitoring with new sensors.

“I’ve really enjoyed. Overall, it’s really enjoyable dealing with people. They appreciate your area of expertise and they take what you say to heart. It’s a responsibility and I’ve enjoyed it. After 44 years, it’s time to retire.”

“We’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback from the cycling experience from people the last year-and-a-half. We’ve also been getting feedback from people who really love the scenic drive and want access to those day areas."

PHOTOS: The last week in the Bow Valley had the province fully reopen from public health restrictions, which saw businesses fully reopen and tourists come en masse to the mountain communities.

“I think these will be well embraced over the next couple of years, based on the other changes that have been made at Quarry Park."

“It’s been a very long and difficult conversation in our community and for Alpine Helicopters. I believe it’s been clearly supported within the community that maintaining an active helicopter business from the heliport is critically important to a number of aspects to our community, particularly with safety and mountain rescue and servicing the backcountry."

“We want every single person that goes out on the roads to get home safely. Obviously we want that because those are our children and our friends and our neighbours, but we also want it because the less you feel safe on the road and the less you're comfortable on the road, you're going to drive."