Stoney Nakoda

After 27,700 kilometres by foot, raft, kayak and bicycle from South America to North America, the women behind Her Odyssey are preparing for the last leg of their journey to the Arctic in Banff.

“We’re always keeping an eye out for are people happy? Are they satisfied? How can we improve their visitor experience? What can we do differently? And generator noise has been coming up more.”

“We feel like tourists. We don’t feel like we are being treated like neighbours and part of a community. We feel like we are being treated like the rest of the world who come to visit Canmore.”

“The agreement allows us to have access to the wind power that TransAlta is generating off its assets. We anticipate that will cover between 40 and 50 per cent of the energy demands of the facility depending on production volumes.”

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new wildlife overpass near Lac Des Arcs came as welcome news to the Bow Valley.

“A couple of weeks ago, a patient with a serious heart condition had to wait 33 minutes for an ambulance. I believe this to be a threat to public safety requiring collaboration and action.”

“The community will benefit a lot by having services that are available in their own community. Calgary is not very far from here and we have excellent services through AHS, but definitely something in the community and close to your home is what our mission and vision is for the community.”

After four decades as a doctor in Canmore, Dr. Rick Balharry is retiring and ready to spend more time with his grandchildren.

“We’re really happy, we’re really optimistic and really hopeful to see this known solution to this known problem. … This is a landscape that’s very busy and wildlife need all the help they can get."

“It is so competitive now. The HR people are responsible for rate of pay but they have been asking management and ownership more and more about paying more. Now, they are coming back to us and jobs that were paying $18 [per hour] are paying $20 or $21. It is definitely going upwards.”