Taking steps forward for affordable housing in Palliser
Our Big Stories
We are making Canmore a better place to call home.
Our mountain town moves fast. We are keeping you in the loop with the Big Stories unfolding in our community with a new storytelling approach to help you connect the dots.
Every year, we will feature six major themes that reflect our key projects, so you can understand the ‘why’ behind the work you see around town. Each theme has a unique icon that you can watch for as we roll-out initiatives that relate to each one.
Explore our 2024/5 stories below and follow our Big Stories blog at the bottom of this page to stay informed about the major work to increase the quality of life in Canmore in alignment with your Council's priorities.
Living and playing in the Bow Valley means we need to take extra care to live alongside wildlife. We are doing our part as a municipality by taking leadership to help people and wildlife thrive.
We are focused on moving people safely and efficiently in our community by taking action to apply the bold vision of our Integrated Transportation Plan. We are also making the shift to more sustainable transportation options more accessible.
We want everyone to feel seen and reflected in the programs and services that we offer. By adapting to community needs and trends, we are working hard to make sure that everyone feels like they are at home in Canmore.
Some of our major work in 2024 and 2025 includes:
Moving all of our registered programming to liveandplay.canmore.ca so that you can find all of our programs, no matter the focus and content, in one place
Providing our community with sensory-friendly drop-in opportunities through recreation and community programming
Taking steps forward for affordable housing in Palliser
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We are exploring affordable housing options in the Palliser area
We are excited to share that we've launched a project to explore affordable housing opportunites for what is called "the Moustache Lands" in the Palliser area. This work is part of our efforts to make housing options more accessible for Canmore residents.
We are at the beginning of a feasibility study that will determine the project scale and program recommendations that will be brought back to Council in the spring. At this phase of the project, we are looking at things like:
The mix of housing providers that will participate
Number and type of affordable housing units
Support considerations to address social needs
Commercial, retail, and social enterprise options
Funding opportunities
This is an important step towards tackling Canmore’s housing crisis. Stay tuned for updates as we keep working to make Canmore a better place to call home.
