Canmore News

It was inevitable reality TV would eventually come to the Prairies sooner or later. via The StarPhoenix

“By building in separate structures, we can remove costs.”

Those waiting for more affordable housing in Canmore received good news Tuesday, as Council unanimously approved the sustainability screening report for the largest affordable housing project in town to date. via Canmore Leader

“The population has changed. Political identity is less than it was”

Newly minted Banff/Cochrane Liberal candidate Patricia Roberston says Bow Valley water issues and land use are going to be defining issues in the next provincial election. via Canmore Leader

“The project is eligible for provincial funding”

Upgrades to the Canmore wastewater treatment plant will require an additional $2.2 million this year. via Canmore Leader

“We need to question the assumptions of where we live”

Mayor Ron Casey is asking Canmore to look itself in the mirror. In his annual state of the town address delivered at the Bow Valley Builders Association luncheon at the Radisson Hotel, Casey said the town needs … via Canmore Leader

“All of a sudden we’re not a small little community nobody knows about”

Hardisty is a Canadian Pacific Railway town about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton with a population, according to the entry sign, of 743. via Brand Noise

- Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has announced an agreement to strengthen Olympic ties between his province and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games.

The centrepiece of the deal is about $100,000 in provincial government funding that has gone into refurbishing the Canmore Nordic Centre and expanding Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

Stelmach says upgrading the two facilities from the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics will improve opportunities for all Canadian athletes to train and hopefully win more medals. Read more

“No one knew what we were going to get.”

When the women of Hardisty, Alta., up and leave town for a week, their men-folk are left to their own devices: to look after the children, clean the house and cook. via The Globe and Mail

“Men relied on each other a lot”

Series looks at gender roles and lets men fend for themselves Consider the old question, what if women ruled the world? Then consider the question, what would happen if women left the world? It’s a social … via Toronto Sun

“He did have some weapons, but these were for self-defence”

By Aaron Paton aaron@canmoreleader.com Wednesday January 16, 2008 A shovel fight put one man in hospital and another is facing criminal charges after RCMP responded to a complaint of men fighting in Canmore. via Canmore Leader

“A lot of people really liked the attention, I think. A lot of people are excited about the show, and I think there are some people who are a little bit nervous to see what they’re going to look like on camera.”

For stay-at-home moms, golf widows and women who feel otherwise trapped at home with the kids, it’s something of a fantasy: a week away at a posh resort, no kids, no husband, no phone, no housework and the … via CBC News

“We usually have two in our detachment.”

Banff and Canmore RCMP officers are calling New Years a success after a “relatively quiet” night. via Canmore Leader

“Now we have to get organized for the change and educate ourselves and our staff. Our guests want a conserving environment in hotels and are willing to pay for the service.”

It’s popular to “think” green. But often the gap between talking and doing to save the environment can’t be overcome because of the costs. via NowPublic

“I just think it’s wasteful. It’s a waste of power and it’s creating pollution”

More cars and trucks on Alberta’s roads in the last nine years are offsetting the fact the vehicles are spewing fewer emissions per trip compared to 10 years ago, says a new study. via CBC

“I question why serious domestic collectors can’t look beyond the Group of Seven”

The hot new rich have turned the U.S. modern art world on its head. You just can’t be a successful American hedge-fund manager these days without a few multimillion-dollar contemporary paintings on your walls. via The Globe and Mail

Vehicles driven by Albertans today release fewer emissions per trip than they did nine years ago, says a new study. via Edmonton Journal

“I think staff and the board should be congratulated in resolving the issue. The community response has been impressive, and I think it highlighted child care concerns in the corridors”

While the Canmore Community Day Care and pre-school was struggling to find a solution to its toxic mould problem last November, Alberta’s Minister of Children’s Services and local MLA said she wasn’t asked to … via Canmore Leader

“We didn’t know he was so popular”

Tully and Brian Kernick hold their first baby, a boy, they named Hauxley Digby Duke Kernick, born at noon on Tuesday, Jan. via Canmore Leader

“We brought three charter planes over from Britain, and most people bought units.”

It used to be a tranquil town - but also a poor town. Canmore, better known as the coal-miner community beside the luxurious resort Banff, west of Calgary, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. via NowPublic

“The winds regularly blow garbage into the park”

A look back at the news of 2007 By Justin Brisbane justin@canmoreleader.com Thursday January 03, 2008 In retrospect, 2007 was one of growing pains for Canmore. via Canmore Leader