Canmore

Heading into 2021, the Canmore real estate market was definitely geared toward sellers as demand for properties in the mountain town soared during the pandemic.

There were 39 businesses who received funding from the Town of Canmore and Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce's restart fund that aimed to provide financial help for COVID-19 related expenses.

Opponents of the proposed Three Sisters Mountain Village development voiced their displeasure and concerns during a two hour virtual panel discussion hosted by Bow Valley Engage on Tuesday (Feb. 23).

Canmore council voted Tuesday (Feb. 23) to approve the $57.8 million operating budget and $13.8 million capital budget, with a 4.5 per cent municipal property tax increase.

If anyone visiting Kananaskis Country in 2020 thought it was busier than normal, it wasn’t their imagination after the popular provincial park had a record 5.39 million visitors.

Canmore council has directed administration to develop a plan for another road closure for two blocks of Main Street beginning in May and lasting until Thanksgiving. The municipality is working with the downtown Business Improvement Area to address concerns that arose as a result of the 2020 closure.

An elk carcass found near Cougar Creek in Canmore on Monday (Feb. 22) has led Alberta Parks to close the area to prevent a human wildlife conflict as there was evidence of a cougar feeding from it.

The popular international student program run by the Canadian Rockies Public Schools division that helps with revenue for additional staffing and resources is continuing under strict COVID-19 provincial and federal precautions.

The Town of Canmore saw its taxable assessment value for property in the community come close to $9 billion after more than $145 million in new residential and non-residential growth was assessed.

Canmore-based Alpine Club of Canada suspends hut bookings to protect caribou in Jasper's Tonquin backcountry, where a herd of caribou is on the brink of extinction.