Alberta
Canmore residents still fighting development proposals
Jan 10, 2024 | 3:31 PM
A group of residents is asking the Alberta government to follow its own legislation and refer two major developments in the mountain town of Canmore for an environmental assessment.
Bow Valley Engage, a not-for-profit society, says in a statement that the Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects have the potential to almost double the population of Canmore.
The group says the developments were widely opposed by the community during a six-day public hearing in 2021 and rejected by Canmore’s town council.
A provincial tribunal then ruled that the developments could go ahead, which the town unsuccessfully challenged in the Court of Appeal of Alberta.
