We are developing an Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) for Canmore’s Downtown to support the continued evolution and long-term vibrancy of the Town’s core. As we develop the plan, there is an opportunity for the public to shape the future experience of the area – how people travel, gather, and interact with our Town Centre.
A Plan for The Future of Our Downtown Area
An ARP lays out a comprehensive vision supported by a land use concept, a public realm plan, and a set of supporting development policies that will work in unison over the next 25 years to the year 2050.
The project's name, Connect Downtown: Planning a Vibrant Town Centre, reflects the intent of the plan: to reimagine how people can access, gather, and interact with a network of public spaces to support a thriving mixed-use area over the long term.
Get Involved
- We will seek to understand public aspirations and concerns about the future vibrancy of the Downtown area at multiple touchpoints over the project lifespan.
- Public input will be considered and reflected in the final Downtown Area Restructure Plan (ARP) that Council will approve in 2025.
Canmore's Public Art Program supports both emerging and established artists across various media.
We're Making a Plan for Canmore's Public Art
Beginning in spring 2025, a Public Art Plan is being developed to affirm that Canmore’s Public Art Program is bold, relevant, and inclusive. It will not only reflect, but enhance, Canmore’s unique identity and sense of place.
The Public Art Plan will build upon the strengths of Canmore’s existing public art and placemaking policies, procedures, and priorities for public art in Canmore.
The goal is to create vibrant, engaging, and functional public spaces celebrating Canmore's unique character while strengthening the bond between people and place through thoughtful, context-driven, and community-informed public art.
The Context
Canmore's Public Art Program promotes artistic excellence, design integration, and diverse cultural expression in public art through new commissions and projects that:
- encourage the creation and enhancement of vibrant municipal spaces and creative neighbourhoods,
- strengthen Canmore’s identity,
- enrich the community's experience of public spaces and promote livability and cultural tourism,
- foster community pride, and
- enhance Canmore’s cultural assets for current and future generations.
A 10-year Cultural Master Plan was adopted by Canmore Town Council in 2020 to articulate a sustainable, authentic, long-term vision for cultural vitality and public art in Canmore.
The Cultural Master Plan articulates Council's desire to integrate art as pillar of sustainability in Canmore. The Cultural Master Plan includes recommendations pertinent to the development of a new Public Art Plan.