Mountain Guide

“The stage is a crucial part of our festival, the arts community and Canmore’s historical past. Over the years, we have built up an emergency “rainy day” fund for the event of significant issues like this."

“After decades of being a writer and teacher, I love talking to people about writing, poetry, and exploring what writing can be."

A new art project, which is a story scavenger hunt, allows those in the neighbourhood, fellow Canmorites and visitors alike to follow the story and reconnect with nature

PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at A Christmas Carol

Edward Feuz Jr.: A Story of Enchantment, written by Donna Stephen, a Canmore-based writer, psychologist and climber, places Feuz into the broader record in a story that is part biography, part history and part memoir.

“It’s about finding what the spark is that ignites that smouldering spirit of resistance inside everyone of us that gets us to make a change – to raise their voice, stand up and say no, ‘I’m not taking this anymore.’”

“It’s going to be interesting to have it downtown. It’s a whole new dynamic we haven’t been able to do before. It may only be one year, but I think it’s going to be a really cool experience.”

“This support from the Wim and Nancy Pauw Foundation means we can accelerate our programming and welcome more people to develop a love for mountain sports, no matter their abilities. It helps us significantly bring down socio-economic barriers as well as physical ones.”

“The mural had to be something that expressed that when you’re in the rec centre, you belong here. Whether you’re a grandparent, a single mom, a hockey player, a gymnast, they all belong to the building. It’s a safe place where everyone belongs.”

The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, now in its 46th year, ran from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 and announced the winners for its prestigious awards that go to filmmakers and authors.