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Greg Colgan

Greg joined the Outlook as the assistant editor in early 2021 and became the editor in September 2021. He comes from southwestern Ontario and has been a journalist for more than 10 years. He has previously covered sports, municipal and provincial politics, arts and entertainment and many other topics. He primarily covers Canmore and Town council for the Outlook.

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Recent Work by Greg

Canmore Planning Commission changes approved, more potentially coming

Canmore Planning Commission changes approved, more potentially coming

“If we’re not able to come to a mutual agreement with the applicant, the CPC membership allows us to have a more robust conversation because there’s architects, there’s planners, there’s developers who are on the board and can help assist in that decision-making process,”
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Audit to analyze Canmore's waste, recycling, garbage effectiveness

Audit to analyze Canmore's waste, recycling, garbage effectiveness

“Residents do an amazing job. The folks that do it, do it right. Our contamination is really low.”
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Additional Banff Roam service levels supported by commission

Additional Banff Roam service levels supported by commission

“What we’ve seen is if transit is more convenient and easier, people will start to use it. … The ones who don’t have cars are waiting for the bus, but people who have a car will jump in their car because they don't want to wait,”
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Rezoning paves way for potential Canmore Community Housing units

Rezoning paves way for potential Canmore Community Housing units

“To me, this is a wise use of space. I look forward to more vital homes.”
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Roam transit switching to real-time bus tracking app

Roam transit switching to real-time bus tracking app

“It’s extremely important because customers come to rely on being able to look on an app or their computer to see where the buses are and plan their day around that and when to leave home to make it to the bus stop.”
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Canmore tax policy task force re-established to help with livability

Canmore tax policy task force re-established to help with livability

“The last tax task force was appointed by council and I think it’s really important in our roles as elected officials that we’re the ones appointing the members of the task force."
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Canmore dips into reserves for Cougar Creek flood mitigation project

Canmore dips into reserves for Cougar Creek flood mitigation project

"We have to use the reserves now in order to achieve the timelines that benefit our community and then we have to do some really hard work in the upcoming budget."
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Banff planning department adds environment to name tag

Banff planning department adds environment to name tag

BANFF – A new name, new business cards and a fresh rebrand, but the same goal will be in mind for planning issues handled by the Town of Banff.
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Visitor accommodation to replace popular Canmore's Craig's Way Station

Visitor accommodation to replace popular Canmore's Craig's Way Station

“The Canmore Planning Commission doesn’t have the power to compel owners to provide staff accommodation or any other type of development on this property and visitor accommodation is a permitted use, so we have very limited abilities of what we can do there."
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'Integrity' raised in Canmore employee housing debate, decision

'Integrity' raised in Canmore employee housing debate, decision

In an at times spirited back and forth between council members, the issue – which saw council go 4-3 in favour of discouraging employee housing in industrial areas – had council members passion for the issue on full display.
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