Canmore

The year 2019 held many big things for Canmore, including town council declaring a state of climate emergency and approval of an entirely new Land Use Bylaw

Executive director of Canmore and Area Health Care Foundation Soulafa Al-Abbasi has been included on the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s 40 under 40 list

"It’s [William Watson Lodge] quite unique and it’s quite the jewel in the crown for environment and parks to offer year-round barrier-free wilderness and lodging."

Spray Lakes Road in Canmore is closed due to potential avalanche conditions and there is a planned closure of the Trans-Canada Highway between Field and the Alberta-B.C. border Saturday night (Dec. 21)

"Leaving your vehicle idling and unlocked is an invitation to have it stolen ... the best prevention for theft is to not provide opportunities to people looking for an easy target."

"We are building our neighbourhoods and our community for all time and we need to have the foresight and forethought to ask homeowners the same as we ask of large scale developers." 

UPDATED: Alberta RCMP issued a press release Saturday (Dec. 21) that the 52-year-old Wallator had been found deceased

The final approved 2020 budget for the Town of Canmore included $55 million in operating expenditures and $19.5 million in capital projects. The total amount of municipal property taxes to be collected next year was set at $26 million, which includes the final 4.8 per cent increase.

"For us to extend that to another year, it’s a shame, but I have to worry about the mental health of my staff. That piece [mental health] is not just the staff, it’s the families too.”

During its regular board meeting in November, the Canadian Rockies Public School division said it’s considering paid parking options at its school parking lots in Canmore and Banff for the summer months