The charm/magic that attracts people is the quaint smallish towns. Canmore barely has that as is and if it gets bigger will lose it completely. It's been a hundred years or so since we started a new town in the mountains. Using 0.00001% of the land in Banff National Park to start a new town for people to enjoy is our best move, not a rail line that is pointless and uneconomical.
Unfortunately, we seem to have developed a culture in this country that balks at progress and infrastructure. The trait in Canadians that blocks pipelines is the same trait that doesn't want a new town in the Parks just manifesting itself in a different issue.
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