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Originally Posted by blankall
Canmore hasn't been the Canmore of the 90s for a long time. I had a good friend who lived there and hung out there, so I get that sentiment. The old Canmore has been torn down for a long time, and that Canmore is not coming back. The options are:
1. An isolated mountain community for rich residents; or
2. A slight larger community for the slightly less rich.
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I don’t understand why people think a bigger Canmore will mean more affordable housing. As the population of southern Alberta grows, the number of people with deep pockets who will be willing to buy into new properties in a prime location like Canmore will greatly exceed the number of new units, even if they build thousands. That’s the way resort towns work - they don’t get cheaper.
A Canmore at 2x the population of today will be just as expensive. It will just mean more restaurants and stores employing more service workers who have nowhere to live.