Sliver, part of it is you have no understanding of the history of Canmore, and seem to have no interest in understanding it. The very reason Canmore is how it is now is because it has been continually railroaded by outsiders who promise one thing and do another. Their isn't housing for residents because those lies are never followed though.
I know you are just gonna scoff and huff, but here's the reality for many. They lived in Canmore when the industry was mining. The struggled mightily, as many mining communities did at the end. It certainly wasn't wining the lottery being born in Canmore, I remember many struggling years of lean times, and friends with parents on limited incomes. When the mine closed their was a real worry for the future of the town, but the Olympics changed that. But in that period of the early 80's to mid 90's Canmore didn't survive on tourism. What happened was that Banff became unaffordable and largely undesirable due to the tourism. People chose to live in Canmore and work in Banff. With the closure to new development, this was very common, and Canmore did well in this period. It wasn't screwed, and is a sign it would be just fine without being a weekend community(sorry for the offense, what do you want me to call it?). So you have a large portion of the population at that time keeping Banff functioning and tourists largely going there. Most locals spoke fondly of that arrangement at the time. Being able to get away from the busyness was a big benefit. And ya, this was peak Canmore. All the beauty, none of the drawbacks.
Well since then, the beauty has been replaced by condos and golf courses. Many local trails were lost, or closed due to proximity to golfers(they seriously complained about one trail being to close and distracting). So it's not just the condos, it's that their was a huge loss of outdoor terrain to use.
And I know! You don't give a ####! But many people do, and that's why they may be a bit resentful.
And honestly AirBnB's at least are occupied almost the entire year, giving more people the opportunity to see and be in Canmore, vs you and your crew who exclusively take up space but only use it a fraction of the time.
The reality is, the experience of Canmore is going to continue to degrade until it is Whistler. Busy, expensive, and devoid of youth and community.
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