10 Facts About Canmore Alberta

In May 2022, the Land and Property Rights Tribunal of Canmore Alberta overruled town officials and ordered that development for the two projects can proceed to completion.

Bisected by the Trans-Canada Highway, located on the Canadian Pacific Railway and run through by the Bow River, Canmore Alberta is ideally situated on a number of major transportation routes, which has influenced its tourism-based economy and historical mining industry.

At its current population, Canmore Alberta is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status.

In 2006, the Museum entered a Fee for Service agreement with the Town of Canmore Alberta to "act as the custodian of the Town's heritage, maintaining and preserving its artifacts, archives and to built heritage and to interpret this heritage through exhibitions and interpretive programming for residents and visitors on a year-round basis".

Many feature films have been shot in the Canmore Alberta area, including Brokeback Mountain, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Open Range, The Edge, Legends of the Fall, Shanghai Noon, Mystery Alaska, Snow Dogs, the pilot episode of Everwood, and others.

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Canmore Alberta is the closest major town to Banff National Park, the main gate of which is just northwest of the town limits.

Canmore Alberta is the official home to the Canadian National cross-country skiing and biathlon teams.

Canmore Alberta Nordic Centre is a destination for many large sporting events.

The only radio station operating out of Canmore Alberta is CHMN-FM, an adult contemporary station run by Rogers Media.

In 2000, the Town of Canmore Alberta established the Canmore Alberta Community Housing Corporation to provide housing solutions for a healthy and balanced community.