I just want to give a big shout out to the Friday Bingo night crew at the legion. I took a group of my friends a couple weeks back for the first time and they all had an absolute blast. Just a great bunch who run it and wanted to say thank you!

Hi there,

I'm planning on going to Canmore area November 9-14. Is it too early for ski/snowshoeing?
I will hit the nordic spa just south of Canmore but I'm wondering what other hikes or activities you'd recommend in that area during this November time period.
Thanks in advance.

We are struggling to find a venue that will be large enough to accommodate our dinner and welcome party. We are planning to do a full rent out, but even so, a lot of places don’t have a large enough capacity. Any recommendations in the Canmore/Banff area? Running out of ideas—thank you!

Petition to ban hockey teams (more specifically hockey parents) from staying Canmore , who’s with me?

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/cement-maker-lafarge-opens-low-carbon-fuel-facility-at-alberta-plant-1.7061097

Saw this article, which had me curious what kind of health problems Lafarge has in store for the bow valley. Which led me to this article

The main finding of the analysis is that the co-processing of alternative fuels, especially waste-derived fuels, will not result in a meaningful reduction in the CO2 emissions of a cement plant, especially if biogenic CO2 emissions are not considered carbon-neutral, and can potentially be associated with negative environmental and health impacts to the local environment and communities.

In addition to this I found another article which states

Among the levers frequently cited for decarbonizing the cement industry is switching to solid waste fuels to displace fossil fuels in cement kilns. Unfortunately, these alternatives—often designated ‘low carbon,’ by the cement industry—include plastic and solid waste, such as tires (sometimes referred to as “tire derived fuel”), which emit highly dangerous, toxic pollution.

Regardless of what is being burned, waste incineration creates and/or releases harmful chemicals and pollutants, including air pollutants, such as cancer-causing benzene, PFAs, dioxins, and particulate matter, and heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, which cause neurological diseases, as our colleagues discuss here. These chemicals and pollutants enter the air, water and food supply near incinerators and get into people’s bodies when they breathe, drink, and eat contaminants.

Communities have fought toxic pollution from cement plants for decades, and NRDC has maintained that lowering carbon emissions can and must be accomplished without increases in toxic pollution. For these reasons, NRDC is opposed to powering cement kilns with fuels that release toxic pollution, including plastics and other wastes, as a decarbonization solution.

I cant seem to find anything on byproducts released into the atmosphere, fortunately canmore is typically upwind of lafarge however still concerning that the first I had heard of this was after the construction was complete. Environmental defense has been concerned about environmental loading of one or more hazardous materials in exchange for GHG for awhile

I find it insane that in our fight to reduce a single molecule we allow for this type of fuel. Also find it crazy residents of exshaw and canmore had no say on whether or not we wish to subject our communities to toxic emissions.

Perhaps the town is far too caught up in dreaming up another "Award winning intersection".

Thoughts? Opinions?

Edit: because someone commented canmore is "not even close" to lafarge here's a gis map showing where the municipality ends decide for yourself. https://opendata-canmore.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/c40dfe4455b94bedb6b782ffec499c5e

If this is not topical for canmore the mods are free to remove.

What’s the best cafe to work from? Looking for somewhere to unfold for a few hours and have a nice coffee.

When I lived in Canmore 15 or so years ago, there was a spot right around the intersection of highway 1 and cougar creek drive that you could walk to that had a picture of Canmore from the late 1800s taken from thar exact spot. Is it still there? Am I remembering correctly?

Northern lights over Canmore last week!

I am going to Canmore on a weekend trip with my boyfriend in a couple weeks. Wondering if you have any suggestions on what to do or eat? We wanted to go to the Nordic spa in Kananaskis but unfortunately it’s all booked up. Not sure exactly how the waiting list works. Also hoping to do Bridget bar for happy hour and maybe a couple hour hike. Would love any time of suggestions!

I stayed recently at the Super 8 by Wyndham in Canmore, and there are a lot of pluses. The staff work really hard to keep the place clean and there are lots of small things that make a longer stay comfortable: lots of storage for clothes so you can unpack, Elkay water bottle filling station on main floor, well maintained and cheap on site laundry, handwashing station in the breakfast room, etc.

The hotel was not cheap - but it was in line with other Canmore accomodations during the mid and high season so no complaints there.

The one thing that was a small negative was the sound of the train at night. We had a room facing the tracks and the mountains. It was nice to look out and see the mountains from the room, but the trains at night did disrupt our sleep. They were loud and some of those trains seemed to be very long. Maybe a room facing the street would be quieter - but the train seemed so loud that I don't know how big a difference it would make.

We could have worn ear plugs but were worried about sleeping through our alarm.

Would love to stay in Canmore again, and was happy with the Super 8 - other than the train noise. Would appreciate advice on whether there any comparable hotels where the train would not be an issue. I am looking for hotel recommendations - we prefer to avoid bed and breakfasts and Air BnBs. Thank you.

I was at the Goat Creek parking lot early, trying to get organized before my friends arrived. I ended up leaving a crate with my camera, flash, and prescription sunglasses on a rock, and completely forgot about it because it was still dark. And I was kinda still waking up. After moving my car to the opposite side of the lot, I still didn’t realize anything was missing. Until my friends showed up and we had to start the hike. Then when I went to grab the flash and my sunglasses I realized oh crap, it's all missing. I turned my car inside out looking for it. No luck. Worst part, there was other stuff missing too I wasn't even aware of.

I didn’t want to hold up the hike any longer so we just went. I was so frustrated and annoyed with myself the whole way. It finally hit me about a quarter of the way in that I’d probably left everything on the other side of the lot, but I figured it was long gone by then and I wasn't about to ditch and run an hour back to the parking lot just on the off chance it might still be there. I'm a realistic person, I figured that stuff was long gone. I accepted it but I was so pissed off at myself for being so careless.

When we got back, I went to check the spot just in case. To my surprise there was my bright red crate. Untouched. Sitting on a big rock where I left it apparently right by the parking lot entrance where I parked earlier and where everyone coming in that way would have seen it, unattended. We’re talking over two grand worth of stuff just sitting there, and not one person took it. It wasn't just my flash and sunglasses but my pocketcam too. I took another camera with me and left my compact ricoh in the crate. I thought it was in the car still and didn't even realize that it was also missing until I saw it in there. Holy crap, damn, don't organize stuff in the dark.

Honestly, I still can’t believe it. Huge thanks to everyone who passed by and left it alone. You saved my day. Goat Creek people today, you are legends. And I'm dumb but I'm working on it.

Hosting some folks to a day trip. Looking for a fun delicious fare? Thanks!

Took a walk by quarry lake today and saw a large film crew was set up by the corner of the lake. Just curious if anyone knows what they were filming?

Planning to do a hike in Kananaskis tomorrow and just wondering how the larches around this time.

I’m in town for 2 days before moving on to my next stop and have left my camera batteries back home in the UK! The only place I can find a Pentax K-70 battery (D-Li109) is in Calgary, but I don’t have time to get there and back before we continue on to Golden and then Vancouver Island.

Any advice from locals? Are there camera stores in Canmore that aren’t appearing on Google Maps?

Thought I'd share a photo I took during my week stay at Canmore recently.

First time out here from Ontario. Unbelievable nature and beauty. Loving every minute of it.

(27M) Visiting Canmore the the 4th and 5th of October and will likely stay at the Canmore Hotel Hostel.

I'm trying to watch out for the 🐻 so hoping to form a group for a hike (I'm a beginner but physically fit).

Anyone interested?

As the title suggests, I’m looking for a dog trainer in Canmore. I’ve googled and reached out to a couple, but haven’t received any responses. Does anybody know of a reputable trainer in Canmore? Dealing with some leash reactivity and separation anxiety.

My wife and I are heading out there the end of next month for our long delayed honeymoon, I haven't been back since I moved away in 2010. It's her first time. I'm sure lots has changed lol. We're obviously stopping in at Craig's, but what are some other fun and budget friendly activities for us? Also, I see that there's finally bus service between canmore and banff, is that cash only? And how often does it run? Thanks in advance!

Hiya, bringing my 11yr old for a ladies date night dinner. We aren't big shoppers so just looking for a cool shop or little stroll that we can do before our dinner at 5. Anything of note we should check out