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Town of Canmore
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Location of Canmore within Alberta
Town of Canmore
Location of Canmore within Alberta
Coordinates: 51°05′01″N 115°22′05″W / 51.08361, -115.36806
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Alberta Alberta
Region Alberta's Rockies
Census division 15
Municipal District Bighorn
Incorporated 1965
Government [1]
 - Mayor Ron Casey
 - Governing body Canmore town council
 - MP Myron Thompson (Wild Rose)
 - MLA Janis Tarchuk
Area
 - Total 68. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern Canada Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen Census divisions each with one or more municipal governments overseeing county municipalities improvement Communities;Towns Banff Canmore;Specialized municipalities Jasper Crowsnest Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province The Municipal District of Bighorn No 8 is a county situated in Census Division No Ron Casey may refer to Ron Casey (editor (1951-2000 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer from the United States Ron Casey (Melbourne This is a list of members of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Parliament of Canada. Myron Thompson (born 23 April 1936) is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. Wild Rose is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988 The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Janis Tarchuk is a Canadian politician who currently represents the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 km² (26. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Elevation 1,350 m (4,429 ft)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 12,039
 - Density 147. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (382. 5/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span T1W
Area code(s) +1-403
Highways Trans-Canada Highway
Waterways Bow River
Website: www.canmore.ca

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located in the Bow Valley with a permanent population of 11,442 (2005 municipal census). The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Alberta - 150 FSAs A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 403 is a Telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province This is a list of Alberta 's primary and secondary Highways. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The non-permanent population is about 3,790 or 29% (combined population of 15,232). It is located just east of the world-famous Banff National Park, about 110 kilometres (70 mi) west of Calgary and immediately north of Kananaskis Country. Banff National Park (ˈbæmf is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit situated to the west of Calgary Alberta, The town lies in the Bow Valley, named so for the Bow River that passes through it. Bow Valley is a Valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. Its mountain setting is noted for The Three Sisters. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore Alberta, Canada. Canmore's climate is relatively mild compared to most regions of Canada, with the coldest day in January averaging only −8 °C (18 °F), with very low humidity that makes it feel considerably warmer than the thermometer indicates. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 Summers are short and cool, and winters are long but usually sunny and dry. The area boasts, on average, 330 days of sunshine annually, with the short wet season occurring through mid-May to early June. The rest of the summer is considered semi-arid.

Mountains located adjacent to and visible from the townsite are Grotto Mountain (2,706 m / 8,878 ft), Mount Lady Macdonald (2,606 m / 8,550 ft), Mount Lawrence Grassi (2,685 m / 8,809 ft) and, most famously, the Three Sisters (2,936 m, 2,769 m, 2,694 m or 9,633 ft, 9,084 ft, 8,839 ft). Grotto Mountain is a Mountain located in the Bow River valley across from Canmore, Alberta Canada Mount Lady Macdonald is a Mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore Alberta, Canada.

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History

Canmore was officially named in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway employee Donald A. The Canadian Pacific Railway ( Smith. In 1886, Queen Victoria granted a coal mining charter to the town, and the No. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1 mine was opened in 1887.

North West Mounted Police barrack
North West Mounted Police barrack

By the 1890s, a North West Mounted Police barrack had been instated on Main Street, but it was vacated in 1927. The building was restored in 1989 and it is under the care of the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre. Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (CMAGS is the public name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore.

The coal mining industry in Canmore boomed well into the 20th century. In 1965, with a population of 2,000, Canmore was incorporated as a town. By the 1970s the market for coal was diminished, and in 1979 Canmore Mines Ltd. ceased operations. As a result of safety and reclaimation policies instigated by the province of Alberta, all but a few mining structures were demolished in the following year; only the lamp house and a few mine entrances remain today.

Canmore's economic future seemed dismal until the announcement in the early 1980s that Calgary, Alberta would be hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics, and that Canmore would play host to the Nordic events. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary This resulted in an increase in tourism, and Canmore began to develop into the recreational tourist destination it is today.

The Canmore Hotel sits on the main street as it has for over 100 years. The building has changed very little in this time making it one of the most distinguishable landmarks in Canmore.

Geography

Canmore and the Bow Valley from Ha Ling Peak
Canmore and the Bow Valley from Ha Ling Peak

Canmore is among the largest towns in Alberta and is actually larger than a number of cities in the province. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Concerns over its urban growth adjacent to provincial and national park land has led to many efforts to place a limit on future development. The town is expected to reach its maximum "build out" following the completion of the SilverTip and Three Sisters Mountain Village developments sometime around 2015–2020.

Most of Canmore can be traversed within an hour by foot; the town centre surrounds 8th Street, or "Main Street" (as it is known colloquially), which was originally a residential road boasting some of the oldest architecture in the town; now, however, it is lined with small shops and galleries. Much of the recent development is taking place in the Three Sisters Mountain Village, SilverTip Resort, and around the town centre. 6th Street is a particularly lovely stretch of real estate, where the residents enjoy proximity to local shops, bars, and restaurants and beautiful views of the Three Sisters and the Rundle range.

Bisected by the Trans-Canada Highway, located on the Canadian Pacific Railway and run through by the Bow River, Canmore is ideally situated on a number of major transportation routes, which has influenced its economy in terms of industry and tourism. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The Canadian Pacific Railway ( The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Much of the area to the North-East of Canmore is located in a critical wildlife corridor. A wildlife corridor or green corridor is a strip of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities (such as roads development or logging This corridor allows animals such as bears, cougar, wolves, and elk to move between habitat patches. These are places where they can find food, escape predators, breed, give birth, and establish territories. A series of hiking and walking paths traverse this area, known as The Benchlands. Many of these trails, and others around the community, infringe upon the Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park. Bow Valley Provincial Park is a Provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. Some of these, including the new Montaine Traverse Trail near the SilverTip Resort, have been improved by the Town of Canmore, the Government of Alberta, the MD of Bighorn, and various stakeholders (Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance, the B. The Executive Council of Alberta (informally and more commonly the Cabinet of Alberta) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. The Municipal District of Bighorn No 8 is a county situated in Census Division No V. Riding Association, and local hiking groups) in order to protect the wildlife corridors and other habitat while providing high-quality recreational trails. Much of the upgrading has been accomplished by volunteers organized by the Trail Care Program of The Friends of Kananaskis Country. Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit situated to the west of Calgary Alberta,

Common wildlife include bears, cougars, coyotes, squirrels, elk, deer, rabbits, and a wide variety of birds.

Canmore Nordic Centre

Main article: Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

The Canmore Nordic Centre was originally constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a Provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west of Canmore, west of Calgary The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Cross-country skiing, biathlon, Nordic combined, and blind cross-country skiing events were held here. The Canmore Nordic Centre provides world-class trails for use by cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, and hikers. Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, It has provincial park status and is administered by Alberta Development. The centre was recently re-developed for the 2005 Cross-country World Cup and future international events. The Nordic Centre hosts national training camps for Canada's biathlon and cross-country ski teams, in addition to providing winter and summer recreational facilities to the general public. It boasts some 60 kilometres (37 mi) of world-class cross-country and biathlon trail systems designed to meet international Nordic competitive standards. The trails are groomed and trackset to accommodate both classic and skating techniques on the same trail. A 6. 5 kilometres (4 mi) track is illuminated for night skiing.

The Day Lodge at the Canmore Nordic Centre offers services such as a cafeteria, meeting rooms, maps and information, day lockers, showers, washrooms, equipment rentals, and lessons. During the summer months the Centre converts to include mountain biking facilities and plays host to several national and international mountain bike events annually.

Housing

Mainstreet Canmore
Mainstreet Canmore

Many of the new developments, time shares and vacation suites are built with sustainable development in mind, and in 2006 the Three Sisters Mountain Village development was recipient of an international award for being the best sustainable development in North America. Within town, there are also some buildings using geothermal energy, and the town's new Municipal Services Building is the first building in Alberta to achieve LEED Silver certification status.

Unfortunately, due to the local landscape being very complex, not every one can install solar or wind energy devices on their property. Bylaws are also very strict and "aesthetic alterations" are not widely accepted.

Canmore is a very difficult place to find affordable housing, and pet owners may have difficulty arranging accommodation.

Wapiti Tents, a community campground that can house up to approximately 200 people, is initial point of entry to many of Canmore's emigrating population in the summer months. It closes at the beginning of September, at which time the workforce rapidly disappears from the town. Although no business actually cease operations, many are forced to scale down and even close early due to lack of staff! 'Help Wanted' signs are seen in almost all shop & commerce or industry windows, and the lapse between summer and winter tourist seasons is a quiet time for the entire Bow Valley. Bow Valley is a Valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada

Culture

Canmore has one museum, the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (CMAGS) located along 7th Ave in the town hall. Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (CMAGS is the public name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. In 2006, the Museum entered a Fee for Service agreement with the Town of Canmore 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".

The primary newspapers for the town are the Canmore Leader and the Rocky Mountain Outlook although the Banff Crag & Canyon also circulates widely. The Canmore Leader is a weekly newspaper based in Canmore Alberta, Canada. The Banff Crag & Canyon is a weekly local newspaper based in Banff Alberta, Canada. The only radio station operating out of Canmore is CHMN-FM, an adult contemporary station run by Rogers Media. CHMN-FM is a Canadian radio station serving Canmore and Banff, Alberta at 106 Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc

Many feature films have been shot in the Canmore 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. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 Western Drama film adapted from Ron Hansen 's 1983 novel Open Range is a 2003 Western movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best Legends of the Fall is a 1994 Drama film based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison. Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action - adventure - comedy - Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson Mystery Alaska is a 1999 Comedy directed by Jay Roach about a fictional small-town Ice hockey team that plays a game against the Snow Dogs is a 2002 Live-action movie, released in the USA on January 18, 2002 by Walt Disney Pictures Everwood was a Prime time television Drama that aired in the United States on The WB. The town was also popularized by the late John Morgan of the Royal Canadian Air Farce with his monosyllabic character "Mike from Canmore". John Morgan ( September 21, 1930 &ndash November 15, 2004) was a Welsh -born Canadian comedian The Royal Canadian Air Farce is a comedy troupe best known for their radio and television shows broadcast in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Mike, known as Mike from Canmore, is a retired Fictional character from the 1993 Sketch

Annual events

View across the Valley taken from The Nordic Centre
View across the Valley taken from The Nordic Centre

Festivals

Sports

Canmore is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. Climbing is popular, with trad, sport and multi-pitch climbs throughout the Bow Valley, and the area is a world destination for ice climbing. Traditional climbing, or Trad climbing, is a style of Climbing that emphasizesthe skills necessary for establishing routes in an exploratory fashion Sport climbing is a style of Rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock especially bolts for protection. Multi-pitch climbing is the ascent of climbing routes with one or more stops at a belay station Bow Valley is a Valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada Ice climbing, as the term indicates is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations Kayakers and canoeists can enjoy guided trips with one of the many local outfitters, or independently navigate the surrounding rivers and lakes. Kayaking is the use of a Kayak for moving across water Kayaking is generally differentiated from Canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. Caving enthusiasts will enjoy the extensive Rat's Nest Caves. Caving or spelunking is the recreational Sport of exploring Caves In contrast Speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave

The local AJHL hockey team is the Canmore Eagles. The Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL) is an Alberta -based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey The Canmore Eagles are an Ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In 2001, Canmore resident and Eagles goalie "Double Blocker" Dan Blackburn, was drafted into the NHL to play for the New York Rangers. Daniel Blackburn (born May 20, 1983 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Retired Canadian Professional hockey The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The local Bantam hockey team is the Canmore IceCats.

On February 22, 2006, Canmore local Chandra Crawford won the Gold Medal in the women's cross-country 1. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Chandra Crawford (born November 19, 1983 in Canmore Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 1-kilometre sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

Canmore United is the highly popular & successful local soccer team, participating in the summer Bow Valley Soccer League as well as tournaments in British Columbia and Alberta.

Demographics

In 2006, Canmore had a population of 12,039 living in 6,575 dwellings, an 11. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 68. 90 km² (26. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) and a population density of 174. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (452. 5/sq mi). [2]

About 1. 5% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census. [13]

About 85% of residents identified English as their first language. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth Almost 5% of the population identified French as their first language, while 3. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 5% identified German, more than 2% identified Japanese, and just over 0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities 5% identified Dutch as their first language learned. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The next most common languages were Korean, Polish and Czech at 0. This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the 4% each, followed by Ukrainian, Russian and Spanish at about 0. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages 3% each. [14]

Picture Gallery

The three peaks of Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta

Cascade Mountain from Canmore

Mainstreet Canmore

References

  1. ^ Town of Canmore. Town Council. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Canmore - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  3. ^ Canmore Ice Climbing Festival
  4. ^ 24 Hours of Adrenalin
  5. ^ Rocky Mountain Ski Challenge
  6. ^ APEGGA
  7. ^ Canmore Folk Music Festival
  8. ^ Canmore Highland Games
  9. ^ Mozart on the Mountain
  10. ^ Festival of Eagles
  11. ^ Vic Lewis International Band Festival
  12. ^ Canmore Children's Festival
  13. ^ Canmore. Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2008-01-15). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
  14. ^ Canmore. Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-11-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio

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Coordinates: 51°05′01.2″N 115°22′04.9″W / 51.083667, -115.368028 (Canmore)

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