Bylaws Pending Approval
Members of the public may make verbal submissions in person at the Canmore Civic Centre or virtually using Zoom. Please register by noon on the business day prior to the public hearing by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Anyone who hasn't registered will be permitted to speak only if they are present in the council chamber after registered speakers have been heard. Presentations are limited to five minutes.
Written submissions are also welcome and are accepted whether or not a person attends the hearing. Submissions received by the municipal clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 9 a.m. on the Friday before the public hearing will be distributed to Council and published on Council Agendas, Minutes, and Videos on the same day. Submissions received after the deadline but before the close of the hearing will be added to the record after the hearing adjourns. All emailed responses will be acknowledged by return email. Digital submissions are encouraged, but can also be mailed or dropped of to the Canmore Civic Centre at 902 – 7 Ave., Canmore, AB T1W 3K1. Only one copy of a written submission is required.
Meetings are livestreamed and recorded. All written submissions are published on our website so we recommend limiting the personal information provided. The first and last names of all those who provide submissions, verbal or written, are published in the meeting minutes along with the person's general position on the matter - in favour, opposed, or neutral.
For more information about the public hearing process visit Public Hearings.
Bylaw 2022-09 for 800 3rd Avenue Municipal Development Plan Amendments and Bylaw 2022-10 for 800 3rd Avenue Land Use Bylaw Amendment
The applicant purchased the site in 2018 and is proposing the development of six homes and a palliative care facility on a vacant privately-owned parcel in South Canmore. The land is identified as Wildlife Habitat Patch and is located outside the Town’s Growth Boundary. As a result, three Municipal Development Plan map amendments are proposed to allow a degree of development on this site (Bylaw 2022-09). The land is currently zone FD – Future Development. For details visit 800 3 Ave. To read the amending bylaws:
- pdf Bylaw 2022-09 Municipal Development Plan Amendment Growth Boundary Map and Conceptual Land Use Map (1.29 MB)
- pdf Bylaw 2022-10 Land Use Bylaw Amendment Third Avenue South Direct Control District (1.50 MB)
Next Steps
A public hearing is scheduled for May 24, 2022 at 9 a.m. Contact the municipal clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make a written submission or register to speak at the hearing.
All approved bylaws can be found at Bylaws
Learn more about the Public Hearing Process or Petitions
To find out how to make a submission and learn about what happens at a public hearing visit our Public Hearings page.
