Real Estate

Residents of a Canmore neighbourhood are proposing a direct control district to ensure a 60-metre setback from the Bow River for the two remaining vacant lots is in place should they be developed

Changes to the Land Use Bylaw proposed for Second Avenue included allowing tourist homes to be developed, but limiting them to one unit per lot

While Canmore Community Housing Corporation considers bids to develop affordable housing in the Peaks of Grassi, council is considering a loan guarantee bylaw to secure financing for construction of the 10 townhouse units

"I am pleased to see some commercial development commencing on Silvertip lands. I think that is very important for moving forward with the delivery of the area structure plan."

"A lot of people are trying to sell right now, but that does not mean they will get what they want ... sellers have to be prepared to price it appropriately and be realistic," said MaxWell Capital Realtor Robb Aishford. "The Canmore market has always done its own thing."