Big Stories Blog

We are making Canmore a better place to call home.

Our mountain town moves fast. We are keeping you in the loop with the Big Stories unfolding in our community with a new storytelling approach to help you connect the dots.

Every year, we will feature six major themes that reflect our key projects, so you can understand the ‘why’ behind the work you see around town. Each theme has a unique icon that you can watch for as we roll-out initiatives that relate to each one.

Explore our 2024/5 stories and follow our blog to stay informed about the major work to increase the quality of life in Canmore in alignment with your Council's priorities.

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Keeping Canmore Within Reach

Many of our of friends, neighbours, and family who stock our shelves, brew our favourite coffee, teach at our schools, provide…

Posted on Jun 5th

Livability Tax Program Update

At a special meeting of council today, council approved minor amendments to the Division of Class 1 Property Bylaw 2024-19 to…

Posted on May 27th

Building Today for a Fair Canmore

  If you get the Calgary Herald, you would have seen a familiar face in the paper this weekend’s issue. Mayor Sean Krausert…

Posted on May 12th

A Win for Housing Affordability in Canmore: the Court Upholds the Livability Tax Program

On April 28, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta released its decision on a judicial review brought forward by individuals…

Posted on Apr 28th

Moustache Lands Potential Future Affordable Housing Development

We are taking action on the housing crisis by exploring potential affordable housing development on the Moustache Lands (in the…

Posted on Apr 7th

What do you think about the draft plan for downtown?

Since October 2023, we have been crafting an Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) to serve as a roadmap to guide the evolution of downtown…

Posted on Feb 10th

Taking steps forward for affordable housing in Palliser

We are excited to share that we've launched a project to explore affordable housing opportunites for what is called "the Moustache…

Posted on Jan 27th

Taking action on the housing crisis with purpose-built rental incentives.

We are taking action on the housing crisis. On Jan. 7, Council approved a purpose-built rentals incentive policy which aims to…

Posted on Jan 7th