Canmore

• Alberta appeal court rejects challenge to ‘livability tax’ in Canmore

  The levy is aimed at owners who leave their homes empty for more than half the year as part of Canmore's bid to encourage full-time occupancy and address its housing shortage.

  Politics

  Mar 13
  
• Canmore’s Livability Tax Program one step closer to reality

  The program creates residential property sub-classes with different tax rates based on occupancy, applying a higher rate to properties not used as a primary residence.

  Canada

  Mar 12
  
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• Anxious Banff gears up for first summer since Jasper wildfire

  In the race to mitigate the damage from future wildfires, stewards of Alberta's parks have turned to loggers to create fire guards

  Fire

  May 19, 2025
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• New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions

  The new levy, which the town is calling a "livability tax," has become a big topic in the small mountain town.

  Canada

  May 1, 2025
• Alberta woman and her family lose nearly everything in L.A. fires

  A woman who grew up in Edmonton is resting with family in Canmore, Alta., after she, her husband and their young sons lost their home to the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.

  Fire

  Jan 20, 2025
• Town of Canmore thanks residents after aggressive bear reported

  The Town of Canmore is thanking residents after an aggressive bear was reported in the community. 

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2024
• Alberta First Nation calls for environmental review of mountain town projects

  An Alberta First Nation has added its voice to a call for a provincial environmental assessment on two major property development projects in a neighbouring mountain town.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2024
• Group of Canmore residents asks government for environmental assessment of developments

  Bow Valley Engage says that the Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects have the potential to almost double the population of Canmore, which is west of Calgary.

  Environment

  Jan 10, 2024
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• Calgary wedding photographer rescues guest from choking at Canmore party

  At a wedding reception in Canmore on Nov. 4,  photographer Lauren Horch was able to recall her first aid training from decades ago and help a guest who was struggling to breathe.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2023
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• Alberta mountain town to allow 2 major developments to go ahead after losing appeal

  Two major developments that could almost double the population of an Alberta mountain community will go ahead after Alberta's highest court dismissed an appeal by the town.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023