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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Those hiking and biking trails aren't generate much, if any, income for the town though.
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So what? They weren't costing the town money like the new developments do. You think Canmore's coffers are overflowing? Hint, they are not, at all. So that's a failure of that model. Residents have steep taxes and it's tough to see any major improvements over the past 30 years to their QoL, and as I've pointed out, they've lost a lot for it. Why is everything measured in revenue generation? Should every patch of earth be exploited for maximum profit? Or, you know, leave some nice things for people to enjoy naturally without requiring a gate keeper to profit off of it. Kinda like the type of thing residents used to be able to do. Gee, wonder why they might be upset. But #### 'em. Progress!