Join BCF Board or Committees

Join BCF Board or Committees About BCF / Philanthropy / Why Get Involved Banff Canmore Foundation is recruiting for new members of our Board of Directors and Committees. Learn if you’d be a good fit at the descriptions below. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. If you anticipate any barriers to your full participation,…

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Vital Signs: Housing in the Bow Valley

Vital Signs: Housing in the Bow Valley About BCF / Bow Valley Insights / Bow Valley Vital Signs Bow Valley Vital Signs is the BCF program that raises awareness about the priorities and aspirations, challenges and opportunities that define community vitality in this unique place. Through an iterative cycle of discovery, analysis, and reporting, Bow…

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Systems Change: What is it and why does it matter?

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Systems Change: What is it and why does it matter? About BCF / Bow Valley Insights / Bow Valley Vital Signs BCF session “looks Upstream” Systems are complex – all of us live among them, whether we see it or not. Just as the world is a web of connections, our lives touch one another’s…

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Lamphouse Legacy: Supporting Emerging Artists

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Lamphouse Legacy: Supporting Emerging Artists Community Organizations / Funding Opportunities Mari Rosehill A community that values arts and artists is one of engagement, uniqueness and reflection. A place that supports emerging artists fosters accessibility, affordability and social cohesion – among many benefits. Canmore has long had a reputation for being ‘artsy’. Here, you’re as likely…

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New BCF Grant Application Portal

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New BCF Grant Application Portal About BCF / Community Grants / Funding Opportunities In January 2024, Banff Canmore Foundation (BCF) launched a new portal to make it easier for organizations to apply for grants and other programs. This new tool will also support the work of the people who serve on BCF’s Grant Review Committee,…

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5 Questions with: Canmore Community Housing

5 Questions with: Canmore Community Housing Bow Valley Insights / Community Organizations Our Series on Affordability and Housing in the Bow Valley   It’s no secret that the Bow Valley is in a affordable housing crisis. It’s complicated, systemic, a local manifestation of broader forces and frustrating for many. Banff Canmore Community Foundation (BCCF) is…

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Recognizing Relations: Taking Museum Archives Home

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Recognizing Relations: Taking Museum Archives Home Community Grants / Community Organizations / Indigenous Bow Valley Tom Simeon is now properly identified in this photo. [Tom Simeon, Stoney Nakoda], Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds (V683/III/B/NS-371-2), Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies There are projects that, by nature, expect to see their process change with time. Throw…

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Family and Legacy: Loretta M Chaplin Memorial Fund

Family and Legacy: Loretta M Chaplin Memorial Fund Donor Stories / Philanthropy Loretta Chaplin was a teacher, a mother, a sister and an important member of her community. She had a calling and, in many ways, she was just getting started when leukemia took her life. Loretta had work to do and an impact to…

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Banff Adventures: Spreading Gratitude for Community

Banff Adventures: Spreading Gratitude for Community Donor Stories / Philanthropy Surveying the beautiful view that stretches west across the Bow Valley from their third-floor office, Daryn and Kristen McCutcheon are clearly grateful Banffites. Like so many who have made their life’s work here, the owners of Banff Adventures are continually inspired by where they live…

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This Iconic Place: Pursuit Community Fund

This Iconic Place: Pursuit Community Fund Donor Stories / Events / Philanthropy We live in a community with a constant presence of visitors from around the world. It’s not uncommon for residents, focused on the day-to-day realities of life, to feel disconnected with the joys and pleasures that drew these tourists here in the first…

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