=> Are you concerned with the growth of tourism in Canmore and the Bow Valley and how it impacts livability in the community?

=> What parts of Canmore do you want to protect the most well into the future?

=> What are communities in a similar situation doing?

Livability in Contested Spaces

Spend a rewarding evening at artsPlace with resort community planning expert Dr. Joe Pavelka. Joe will address the challenges of planning in a town faced with growing tourism and amenity migration.  Joe will also be walking the proposed Rundleview hotel and spa site and will share his insights on the challenges this particular development and loss of greenspace would present for Canmore and the Bow Valley. 

Joe is a professor at Mount Royal University who has studied amenity migration and tourism related challenges in the Bow Valley for more than 15 years.  Joe was also a member of the consulting team for the Town of Canmore when it developed its most recent Recreational Master Plan. 

We are looking forward to a lively discussion after Joe's presentation about some of the pressures and challenges we face in Canmore. 

The event details are as follows:

When: 7:00 PM, June 25, 2025

Where: artsPlace Canmore

Admission: Free

RSVP: You can book your ticket here artsPlace - Protecting our Futures

If you can't attend in person, you can sign up for Live Streaming through the artsPlace link.  We also plan to record the event for future viewing.

https://artsplacecanmore.com/protecting-our-futures?fbclid=IwY2xjawLCYblleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhMzBXTG8zY1ZuY1JhYktMAR5yRJR10zSIuxWrJ6YJQ2de3fnEKkt1P7ek2kR-L98msVY9IBz8H_gvHT1pEg_aem_6r4QtAESmFCYZWIZuNNR7w