Real Estate

“I am quite empathetic to someone who wants to come forward and protect their business. I don’t want to get in the way of someone who has a small business running a kennel. I am very happy to find a solution for all properties.”

“Any land that could be potentially be used to solve our housing crisis is really important pieces of land. The other half of the moustache lands is something the Town has been discussing with the province for some time and my understanding is the province is very open to the conversation.”

A pair of public hearings on the Rafter Six tourist and recreation district allowed MD of Bighorn residents to give feedback on proposed setback and area structure plan changes.

“The key to success in our communities as businesses is having employee housing and having the ability to put even in a temporary way, to house people. It’s really tough out there and it’s harder than I’ve ever seen it to get a place to live, so the fact there’s a rental unit in Banff and purchasing one in Canmore really speaks to the ability, quality of life and long-term viability to provide the transit we want to offer.”

“The practice of requiring a tenant to provide more than first month rent and security deposit to secure a tenancy, required primarily by those workers in Alberta who are here on a work visa, makes doing so unaffordable and presents an undue financial hardship to those who have come to Alberta to assist our economy by way of joining and contributing to the workforce.”

“Summer camps and other similar facilities that now need to replace or expand their facilities are finding they do not fit into either existing definition."

“It is interesting to me that this is billed as a housekeeping amendment but there are significant implications from the changes being proposed. This is an example of if I had not been here today, I would have had a definition imposed on our property for which we have a development permit.”

An appeal against employee housing on the edge of Spring Creek Mountain Village was tossed out by the Town of Canmore’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

"We’re always exploring news ways that can serve the core needs of the program, which has to do with keeping residents in our community and giving them opportunities to buy into our community.”

An agreement between the Town of Canmore and Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Limited will see the Court of Appeal process play out prior to a potential mandamus application on the future of the Smith Creek and Three Sisters Village area structure plans.