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“We have heard the concerns of the downtown BIA and downtown businesses. We’re still in the process of formulating an appropriate response to those concerns could look like, but still respect the longer terms objectives and goals of the Town.”

“We need some creative solutions and a broad mix of housing and the common amenity housing piece is going to be a part of that puzzle. … I feel there’s value in this as being part of a transitional zone on the Bow Valley Trail. If it’s the sort of thing that helps keep a local business being viable moving forward, I think there’s value to that.”

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."

After 15 days of hearings, more than 100 hours of testimony and thousands of pages of evidence, the future of the Smith Creek and Three Sisters Village area structure plans are in the hands of the Land and Property Rights Tribunal.

Following the biggest game of his career, Canmore's Noah Philp has signed a deal with the Edmonton Oilers.

"[As far as] real competition, this was the first event [in two years] that we actually had people to race."

“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.”

“This is going to create more chaos and it will make it more difficult to find more doctors and fill those staffing shortages,” said David Shepherd, NDP Critic for Health. “What health care worker wants to come to work in a province where they see the government views our health care workers as disposable.”

A rally at the Canmore Civic Centre to raise awareness on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, March 31 2022.