Canmore Condo Fire

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Wilderness Ridge condo buildings are consumed by fire at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday (April 25) in Canmore’s Three Sisters Mountain Village. Four luxury condo buildings caught fire, with three being destroyed completely and two more sustaining damage.
by Tanya Foubert


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BREAKING NEWS: $25 million in real estate destroyed by fire

By Tanya Foubert - Rocky Mountain Outlook

Published: April 27, 2009 5:00 PM
Updated: April 27, 2009 5:17 PM An early morning fire in Canmore over the weekend has destroyed up to $25 million in real estate in the Three Sisters Mountain Village subdivision.

Canmore Fire-EMS was dispatched to the multiple building structure fire just before 1 a.m. at the Wilderness Ridge condos at Stewart Creek Landing, Saturday (April 25).

Upon arrival, crews discovered two large, still under construction, 12-unit luxury condo buildings ablaze, with a third building starting to ignite.

Banff Fire Department was called in to help with its main engine and aerial truck.

Firefighters went on the defensive, fighting the fire that was spreading toward two buildings. At that point, an offensive attack was taken on the third building that was starting to ignite to mitigate a developing roof fire.

Three buildings were completely destroyed, with fire damage to the third floor of a fourth building and heavy water damage throughout it. A fifth building sustained damage to its windows due to the intense heat.

Canmore Fire Chief Todd Sikorsky called the incident under control at 6:11 a.m.

Canmore’s fire department saw 31 members involved and Banff 10 members.

The damage is estimated to be between $20 million and $25 million. The incident is currently under investigation by local and provincial fire investigators.

Banff Closer to New Rec Centre

In another move of refreshing and renewing, the Banff recreation centre has been approved for a complete overhaul. This will be a great addition for both residents and visitors. Along with the redevelopment of the Banff Centre, the Banff Avenvue Refreshing, and other updating projects; this project will showcase Banff as a world-class desitination and amazing place to call home. The Cascade Dance Hall on Banff Avenue is getting a facelift as well. It is great to see that during this tighter economic times towns are taking pride of ownership and showing to the world what they have to offer.

The following is from the Banff Cragg and Canyon with some more details on the Rec Centre redevelopment.

By Larissa Barlow

Larissa@thecrag.ca


The Rec Centre redevelopment project got unanimous support from the Municipal Planning Commission last week, which approved the development permit for the new facility.

The project has a tight timeline, with plans to begin deconstructing the curling rink in May.

There are still some external finish details that need to be worked out, but the MPC gave their approval regardless. If there are any major changes to the plans they saw, the project will come before them again to review.

The plans show a building moved further south, away from Whiskey Creek and 40 Mile Creek, respecting the wishes of Parks Canada to protect those environmentally sensitive areas.

Therefore a new access road will be created closer to town as the main entryway. The old entrance road will remain, but will be used for maintenance and emergency vehicles only.

The plans include two ice skating surfaces and a four sheet curling rink. The curling rink will include many windows giving a view of Norquay and Cascade, and it’s planned when the rink is not being used during the summer, that section of the arena could be used for a banquet hall.

“Recreation centres basically represent the lifeblood of a community,” said Mary Brewster, manager of community services.

The Rec Centre is even a draw for tourists, she said, noting that many visitor groups hold events at there, putting heads in beds in the community.

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“Besides meeting the community needs… there’s that economic stimulus that’s important to this community.”

Brewster said the life expectancy of the current facility has simply come to an end, and an upgraded facility has been on the wish list of residents for years. Some concerns were expressed by MPC chair Bill Squarebriggs over the view people would get of the building from the vantage point of leaving and arriving at town. Conceptual images show the building very close to the road and surrounded by trees, and he was worried the plan would be to “hide” the building.

“These are the two views that have the most visual impact,” he said. “For me, it’s not doing it for me.”

Randall McKay, manager of planning and development, said the idea wasn’t to hide the building, but “the trees are intended to soften the view.”

“It is quite close to the road,” he said.

MPC member Yannis Karlos said he was very happy with the design of the building.

“It looks like a gorgeous structure to me,” he said.

And Parks Canada has voiced their support for the development. There will be 137 parking stalls at the site, two marked for disabled parking. Significant forest clearing will be required to accommodate the new parking area, but the town plans to plant 95 new trembling aspen trees and 157 white spruce tress around the building to compensate.

Phase 1 of the project, the curling rink and one hockey rink, has already had its environmental screening report completed. Phase 2, the new skating arena and parking lot, will be submitted in the next couple of weeks and will need to be approved before work on that part of the project can begin.

Another Great Day in Canmore

Last night we had a bit of a return to winter. That is one of the facts of life of living here in the mountains. Seeing as how you can see glaciers from the tops of the mountains surrounding town, it is no surprise that we get the occasional spring storm.

Today is another beautiful day. I listened to the morning radio shows in Calgary as the commuters complained about all the snow (I think they got a fair bit more than us) and as the traffic backed up in the city; I sat and watched the sun come screaming up the horizon. High clouds, blue sky and sunny. The whole town is shinning with a dusting of Rockies Champagne and the mountains are their striking selves.

Living the Rockies life, I finished up my morning correspondences, gloated to some Habs fans and pour another coffee. By 9:30 as the city folk still struggled into their offices we were off for our morning session at the dog park. Mason (he's black with a white paw) joined up with his buddies for a good session of chase and wrestle. It is amazing how excited dogs get about some snow! Now that the water is open the dogs have taken to swimming and then rolling in the snow. Essentially making themselves giant snow cones. Hey, if I don't have to wash him, fine by me.

By 11:30 I was at may desk and watching the snow in town melt. Living here is truly about the lifestyle you can live. If the bench is dry by the time I get home I'll probably go for a ride.

LIVE the ROCKIES LIFE

Canmore's New Community Sustainability Plan

Less Room To Grow

Posted By Hamish MacLean/hamish@canmoreleader.com


It took nearly 40 amendments to the 57th draft version of the Community Sustainability Plan, but when it passed second reading in Canmore’s council chambers, the plan saw one major revision.

It took nearly five hours of discussion and debate before council passed second reading for the plan that will turn Canmore’s values into policy, but the last amendment to the document saw the urban growth boundary shrink dramatically.

At the Tuesday meeting, council called for a public hearing prior to third reading of the document that has already seen approximately 3,100 hours of volunteer time in its creation.

The roughly 700 acres (283 hectares) where Three Sisters Mountain Village (before going into receivership Feb. 27) had recently proposed to build low-density, large tourist homes, will now be drawn into the plan as an Environmentally Sensitive Area.

Sites 7, 8 and 9 — the area east of the Stewart Creek wildlife corridor — will remain a protected environmental area unless there are extensive public consultations and a binding plebiscite to change the designation, according to the new plan.

Mayor Ron Casey, who brought forward the amendment, read from a 1992 Natural Resources Conservation Board decision as well as the Three Sisters1998 Master Plan when justifying the move to redraw the plan’s maps.

“This comes down to what the town thought they were getting into in 1992, it also comes down to what the province thought they were getting into in 1992,” he said. The plan was to build a resort, he said, bringing jobs and economic sustainability to the town.

“We had worked along that route close to 1998 with the understanding that something would happen — the truth is, nothing happened,” he said.

Casey said the move was an effort to be “as straight forward with Three Sisters, or the receiver, as possible.

“It doesn’t take away their right to do something down the road,” Casey said. “It just means they have to work really hard to come up with something that works for everybody.”

The council passed the amendment and then the amended version of the Community Sustainability Plan unanimously. However, there were a few points of contention along the way.

Coun. Ed Russell led a failed attempt to remove maximum, as well as minimum, parking limits for new businesses. Coun. Shane Jonker tried unsuccessfully to remove the possibility of residential zoning in industrial areas. And council voted unanimously to include in the plan direction for administration to move forward on an Area Redevelopment Plan for the Bow Valley Trail district.

Bank of Canada Cuts Rate

The Bank of Canada has cut its overnight lending rate to 0.25%. Posted mortgage rates are now in the 3% range, making it a very attractive time to buy. With the current trend of homes positioned according to supply and demand and the record low interest rates, real estate in the Bow Valley remains a great investment. The Central Bank has also vowed to keep the record low rates into 2010.

Press Releases

2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 April 2009

CONTACT: Jeremy Harrison 613 782-8782

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Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 1/4 per cent and, conditional on the inflation outlook, commits to hold current policy rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 1/4 per cent, which the Bank judges to be the effective lower bound for that rate. The Bank Rate is correspondingly lowered to 1/2 per cent. The deposit rate - the rate paid on deposits held by financial institutions at the Bank of Canada - is left unchanged at 1/4 per cent and provides the floor for the overnight rate. Details of the Bank's operating framework at the effective lower bound can be found here.

In an environment of continued high uncertainty, the global recession has intensified and become more synchronous since the Bank's January Monetary Policy Report Update, with weaker-than-expected activity in all major economies. Deteriorating credit conditions have spread quickly through trade, financial, and confidence channels. While more aggressive monetary and fiscal policy actions are underway across the G20, measures to stabilize the global financial system have taken longer than expected to enact. As a result, the recession in Canada will be deeper than anticipated, with the economy projected to contract by 3.0 per cent in 2009. The Bank now expects the recovery to be delayed until the fourth quarter and to be more gradual. The economy is projected to grow by 2.5 per cent in 2010 and 4.7 per cent in 2011, and to reach its production capacity in the third quarter of 2011. Given significant restructuring in a number of sectors, potential growth has been revised down. The recovery will be importantly supported by the Bank's accommodative monetary stance.

The Bank expects core inflation to diminish through 2009, gradually returning to the 2 per cent target in the third quarter of 2011 as aggregate supply and demand return to balance. Total CPI inflation is expected to trough at -0.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2009 and return to target in the third quarter of 2011. While the underlying macroeconomic risks to the projection are roughly balanced, the Bank judges that, as a consequence of operating at the effective lower bound, the overall risks to its inflation projection are tilted slightly to the downside.

With monetary policy now operating at the effective lower bound for the overnight policy rate, it is appropriate to provide more explicit guidance than is usual regarding its future path so as to influence rates at longer maturities. Conditional on the outlook for inflation, the target overnight rate can be expected to remain at its current level until the end of the second quarter of 2010 in order to achieve the inflation target. The Bank will continue to provide such guidance in its scheduled interest rate announcements as long as the overnight rate is at the effective lower bound.

To reinforce its conditional commitment to maintain the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent, the Bank will roll over a portion of its existing stock of one- and three-month term Purchase and Resale Agreements (PRAs) into six- and twelve-month terms at minimum and maximum bid rates that correspond to the target rate and the Bank Rate, respectively. These longer-term PRAs will be issued according to the schedule released today.

Today's decision to lower the policy rate by 25 basis points brings the cumulative monetary policy easing to 425 basis points since December 2007. It is the Bank's judgment that this cumulative easing, together with the conditional commitment, is the appropriate policy stance to move the economy back to full production capacity and to achieve the 2 per cent inflation target. The Bank retains considerable flexibility in the conduct of monetary policy at low interest rates, consistent with the framework to be outlined in the Bank's Monetary Policy Report on 23 April.

Information note:

The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 4 June 2009.

Canmore & Newsletter

Curious about the Canmore real estate market? Scroll down for my April newsletter. While you are at it, take a look at what Canmore has to offer.

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Calgary Herald Market News

CALGARY - The residential resale market showed signs of life again in March both nationally and at a local level.

Data released Wednesday by the Canadian Real Estate Association indicated existing MLS home sales activity increased for the second month in a row in March across the country.
The association also said the number of new listings continued trending lower in March, which firmed up the balance of supply to demand.
In Canada, a seasonally-adjusted total of 31,135 homes traded hands nationally in March, an increase of seven per cent from the previous month. The number of transactions in March is 18 per cent higher than levels reported in January when activity sank to the lowest level in a decade.
The national average price for home sales remains below levels reached one year earlier, but year-over-year declines are shrinking, said CREA. The average residential price in March was $288,641, down 7.7 per cent from March 2008. This is the smallest year-over-year decline in six months.
In Calgary, the average residential MLS price (including all property types) was $372,114 in March, down 11.3 per cent from a year ago. Sales were down by 24.3 per cent to 1,797 units, new listings were down by 38.7 per cent to 3,792 units and total dollar volume for all transactions was off by 32.8 per cent compared with a year ago to $668.7 million.
In Alberta in March, the average price fell by 10.4 per cent from a year ago to $327,919, sales dropped by 23.2 per cent to 4,115 units, new listings declined by 30.3 per cent to 9,528 units, and total dollar volume for all transactions was off by 31.2 per cent to $1.3 billion.
“Housing markets are starting to show signs of buyer interest because of lower prices and interest rates,” said Dale Ripplinger, CREA’s president, in a news release. “We expect April sales activity will feel some effects from the federal government incentives announced in the last budget, including the increase in the maximum withdrawal allowed under the Home Buyers’ Plan, and the First Time Buyer Tax Credit.”
A number of major housing markets are stabilizing, as buyers respond to improving affordability,” said CREA chief economist Gregory Klump.
“Looking back to economic recessions in the early 1980s and 1990s, national resale housing activity bottomed out before the job market or economy did,” he said. “It will take time for ample supplies of new and existing homes to be drawn down, but demand appears to be stabilizing.”
The CREA report does provide some evidence that Canadian housing market activity may have improved modestly in recent months as homebuyers take advantage of the improved buying conditions – namely, low mortgage rates and more affordable prices, said Millan Mulraine, economics strategist with TD Securities.
“This is certainly encouraging. Nevertheless, with the Canadian economy continuing to be in a very intense recession and labour market conditions continuing to worsen at an alarming pace, we expect overall housing market activity to remain soft in the coming months.”
mtoneguzzi@theherald.canwest.com
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald


Buyer's market boosts outlook Consumer survey finds confidence in home-buying By Gina Teel, Calgary HeraldApril 20, 2009

Bargains galore on big-ticket items for the home, plus sweet deals on a house to put them in, appear to be tempting spend-shy Albertans as worries of potential job losses ease.
Consumer confidence in Alberta continued to rebound in March as shoppers sized up purchasing opportunities presented by a slowing economy, with the housing market viewed as the place for deals, says the latest confidence survey sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and conducted by Leger Marketing Inc.
Interior designer Alykhan Velji is one such consumer. The first-time homebuyer has just moved into a house he recently purchased with partner Jason Krell.
The pair left an 850-square-foot condo in Bridgeland for a more spacious, 2,000-sq.-ft. home in Chinook Park.
Originally listed beyond their price range at $699,000, the pair bought for $455,000--a steep discount Velji attributes to the stalled economy.
"There's no way we could have afforded anything like that, plus the owners had moved to Toronto and were pretty desperate to sell," he said.
Both Velji and Krell are self-employed, but had no problem securing financing from the bank, not to mention a great interest rate.
Their overall outlook is mirrored in the March consumer confidence survey, which indicated consumers expect household incomes will remain steady over the next year, and interest rates for borrowing to remain stable.
Ian Gunn, partner, and leader of the private company service practice of PwC's Calgary office, said the survey is an indicator the general population thinks it's a good time to buy. But it remains to be seen if they will, he said.
"The real measure for the economy is, then, do those people follow through and make those household purchases and make house purchases, which spurs on some of that part of the economy," Gunn said.
The confidence survey produces index levels of sentiment, where index levels above 100 represent optimism and those below 100 denote pessimism.
The consumer confidence index rose to 110 in March from 103 in January, indicating consumers continue to believe the housing and retail markets are favourable.
This comes as the buying a house index surged 18 points from January to reach 146 in March, while buying major household items jumped 11 points to 124.
Consumers are also starting to regain some amount of optimism in the future unemployment rate, with the index rising 23 points in March 2009 to 57, the survey said.
But they're still wary, with 59 per cent of respondents saying they thought the unemployment rate was set to rise over the coming 12 months.
The response to this same question on the business confidence index survey was far more pessimistic.
A full 67 per cent of business leaders said they expected an increase in the unemployment rate in the next year. This index scored 52 in March, though up more than double that of January.
Gunn explained the discrepancy by saying that even if there's layoffs in the wind, employees generally don't know when they are going to be laid off until the day they are told.
"Companies, they're the ones that make the decisions, and they are in the position to make the call," he said.
Pessimism was deepest when business leaders were asked about the state of present business conditions.
A whopping 85 per cent said at present, business conditions were worse than one year ago.
In index terms, it barely registered at 22 points.
"I almost view that as being off the charts," Gunn said.
University of Calgary economist Frank Atkins said consumer confidence is still down, but agreed it's showing signs of turning around from the depths of doom and gloom seen last fall.
"If you can sustain this sort of 'rays of hope' of confidence, then this thing will turn around," he said.
Business leaders were surveyed via an online questionnaire between March 26 and April 6. In Alberta, 193 business leaders responded to the questionnaire.
On the consumer side, 900 Albertans were inter-viewed between March 17 and March 30.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald

Spring Skiing

Just got back from an afternoon ski up at Lake Louise. The Bow Valley truly does have it all. A couple of hours of work in the morning and now back in the office with a couple of hour ski in between. The conditions are still really good for late April; you just need to join the 'Crack of Noon' club so that the snow softens up.

If you would like to see more of what Canmore has to offer take a look at this video.

http://www.tourismcanmore.com/dvd/small_medquality.html

April Newsletter

Quarterly Stats and Montly Update

Here are the Q1 Stats and Montly updates from Royal LePage Rocky Mountain Realty. We have seen some movement in the market over the past few weeks. Homes are selling in and around 2006 pricing levels.

National House Sales Up 7% in March

VIRGINIA GALT
Globe and Mail Update
April 15, 2009 at 10:54 AM EDT
The Canadian housing market appears to be stabilizing, with sales activity up in March for the second consecutive month, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday.
Actual year-over-year transactions were down 13.7 per cent. This was the smallest year-over-year decline in six months, the association said.
“Housing markets are starting to show signs of buyer interest because of lower prices and interest rates,” Regina realtor Dale Ripplinger, CREA president, said in releasing the March results.
A seasonally adjusted total of 31,135 existing homes changed hands in March.
“This is an increase of 7 per cent from the previous month, and builds on the 10.3-per-cent activity gain in February,” CREA said in a news release.
“The number of transactions in March stands 18 per cent above levels reported in January, 2009, when activity sank to the lowest level in a decade.”
The national average resale price was $288,641 in March, down 7.7 per cent from a year earlier – again, the smallest year-over-year decline in six months, the association said.
The largest monthly increases in activity were in British Columbia, at 13.6 per cent, and Ontario, at 10.5 per cent, the association said.
“Looking back to economic recessions in the early 1980s and 1990s, national resale housing activity bottomed out before the job market or economy did,” CREA chief economist Gregory Klump said.
“It will take time for ample supplies of new and existing homes to be drawn down, but demand appears to be stabilizing.”

Canmore Statistics - Q1 & March 2009

The real estate market in Canmore has been picking up over the past few weeks with a number of sales. There continues to be a great selection of propeties for all types of buyers in town. These are the statistics for the first quarter and March of 2009, courtesy of the Calgary Real Estate Board.

Q1 2009 -Canmore

Inventory :346

Number of Sales: 28

New: 236

Average List: $746,865

Average Sale: $678,579

Median: $ 525,000

Average Days on Market: 106

Sale$ / List$: 90.86%

March 2009 - Canmore

Inventory: 346

Number of Sales: 9

New: 95

Average List: $646,755

Average Sale: $591,222

Median: $ 525,000

Average Days on Market: 109

Sale$ / List$: 91.41%

Canmore Multiplex Moving Forward

The Canmore multiplex is entering it's next phase. The proposed centre will be on currently vacant land next to the Provincial building on Railway Avenue. This will be another grear facility for the community of Canmore.

Rocky Mountain Outlook - Multiplex moving ahead
By Tanya Foubert - Rocky Mountain Outlook Published: April 09, 2009

Canmore council unanimously voted Tuesday (April 7) to move forward with phase two of a proposed $41 million multiplex, without a performing arts centre. Council directed administration to go forward with a Request for Proposal (RFP) process for an architect to begin designing a facility to include an aquatics and leisure pool, library, day care, climbing wall and multi-use amenity space.

General manager of community infrastructure Rod de Leeuw briefed local politicians on the results of the most recent public consultation in February. Consultations on the components of a multiplex were held in November, but council directed administration to go back to the public after a request was made by the Lamphouse Centre for the Arts for consideration of full funding, including the possibility of being included in the multiplex.

“This is definitely one of the biggest public input discussions I have enjoyed over the 10 years I have been here,” de Leeuw said. “The Lamphouse performing arts centre at this point stays status quo with the approvals made from council.”

Councillors and the mayor, however, were silent on the reasoning behind their collective decision. A survey outlining three options was made available to the public in February at the consultation and online. A total of 1,093 responses were received and 76 per cent preferred option A, the original multiplex concept council approved this week. Option B, which was the same as option A, but included $14 million in funding for the Lamphouse, received 18 per cent of support. “I think for responses you always get a few naysayers, but 76 per cent for option A does represent a fair amount,” de Leeuw said. “Administration feels confident to proceed to the next phase of the process.”

That phase will include choosing an architect and selection of a steering committee of five people, including a council representative, user group consultation and program analysis, development of a business plan and the initial design. de Leeuw added phase two is expected to result in refining capital and operational cost estimates.

The Town had worked with RC Strategies and ATB Architects for phase one. Originally it was planned that RC Strategies would stay on as architectural programming consultants and an RFP would be issued for an architect.

de Leeuw said the company requested to not be separated from ATB for the next phase.
As a result, council voted to issue an RFP for architectural services including architectural programming as a component.

The RFP deadline is April 24. “That is not a lot of time to allow for other bids,” said Coun. Ed Russell. de Leeuw said he has been in contact with several firms and they are aware that an RFP will be issued. He said two and half weeks is not too restrictive if the companies are willing and capable. “It is a great time in the economy to get good pricing for a facility like this,” he added. “I am trying to lay a road map that could see this close to completion in 2010.”

The steering committee is expected to review the proposals and bring a short list to council for approval. The 40-page RFP includes the contractors’ services for phase three of the multiplex. Council was adamant it be made clear they will be deciding whether it moves forward or not based on the results of phase two.

“There is no final approval for the project until after phase two when we have the final numbers,” Mayor Casey said. “I certainly would not approve a multiplex with a blank cheque.”

Easter Long Weekend in the Bow Valley

There is lots going on in the valley this week / weekend. Not only are the ski hills in fantastic shape, but the hiking and biking is getting really good as well. Here are some of the local venues that have shows going on over the next few days.
http://www.canmoreleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1516429
The town is already starting to get the long weekend feel as people come into the Bow Valley. I will be holding open houses all weekend, so be sure to come by and take a look. Hopefully, I will manage to get some fishing in as well.

World Class Canmore

Calgary has again been rated among the top cities on Earth. As we are on the door step of this world renowned city it is no wonder that people want to live in the Bow Valley. With continued positive exposure, Canmore's real estate will continue to be sought after the world 'round.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090407.wboftradereport0407/BNStory/National/home

Having the amenties of Calgary an hour away is another one of the amazing features of Canmore. A top ranking city close by and the mountains at your door step. The Bow Valley is truly an amazing place to live.

Live the Rockies Life.

Canmore's Rocky Mountain Real Estate

I have lived in Canmore full time since 2003. The views of the Rockies here in the Bow Valley never cease to amaze me. Today, the sun is bright with high clouds and the snow is shining on the mountains. Working as a Realtor in the Canmore – Banff region allows me to help people ‘Live the Rockies Life’. Whether it be skiing, climbing, snowshoeing, biking, hiking, golfing, fishing, or paddling there is so much to do in the Bow Valley. When you aren’t outside playing, the ability to go to any of our world-class arts and culture venues and then dine at one of our many restaurants makes the Canmore – Banff Rockies an amazing place to live.

There are abundant real estate opportunities in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies. The large variety of condominiums, apartments, fourplexes, duplexes, and single family homes in the Bow Valley allows people worldwide to ‘Live the Rockies Life’. Whether you want to live here full or part-time let me help you, find the best property for you.

Spring in Canmore is great! We have some of the best skiing of the season right now and folks are itching to get their bikes out; town is warm and it is still winter up top. It doesn’t get much better.

I am committed to helping my real estate clients ‘Live the Rockies Life’. Whether exploring the surrounding mountains; enjoying the local arts and culture; or meeting one of the area’s amazing people; the Bow Valley is an exceptional place to call home. If you would like to know about the Bow Valley’s real estate, let my passion and knowledge of the area help you.