Community Organizations
The 2024 Canmore Public Library Endowment Fund Campaign, themed “Our Library, Our Stories,” runs from November 1 to December 10. The campaign features Library Champions—individuals with deep-rooted connections to the Canmore Public Library
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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 to cross paths with singer-songwriters or ceramicists as you are climbers, hikers and skiers. Canmore’s history of supporting and growing the arts goes back many decades.
Held at the Banff Canmore Foundation (BCF), the Lamphouse Endowment for the Arts supports performing and visual arts in the Bow Valley. It currently has two key programs. The first is the Lamphouse’s Emerging Artist Bursary is given annually to a Canmore resident who identifies as an emerging artist and plans to use the funds to further pursue their artistic practice.
Read MoreBow 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 interested…
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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 a…
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An ever-flowing, ever-moving source of wellbeing and positivity, the Bow River is the central geographical feature that unites and connects the communities of this valley, from Lake Louise to Mînî Thnî. Its channels and patterns are complex, beautiful, powerful. All of us who live here are stewards, collectively responsible and collectively inspired by this river.
In the spring of 2023, Banff Canmore Foundation began the process of updating how our work is presented to community. This coincided with the launch of our new three- year Strategic Plan. It was time to find new ways to amplify, explain and evolve our work through a new brand and new website.
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Charities and non-profits in the Canadian Rockies are receiving $185,000 in funding from the Community Services Recovery Fund. Built to respond to the adaptation and modernization needs following the COVID-19 pandemic, these organizations are now able to adapt, modernize and become more resilient. Banff Canmore Foundation (BCF) as part of Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) has administered this program within the Bow Valley, and including the community of Jasper, Alberta as well.
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The 2023 fundraising campaign for the Canmore Public Library’s Endowment Fund is running this November and December and has the theme “Our Community, Our Library”.
A number of Canmore residents have stepped forward to serve as Library Champions for the campaign. Their backgrounds and interests are diverse, but they share a love of the Canmore Public Library.
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As part of a series looking at housing and affordability in the Bow Valley, we have spoken with community activist Cindy Chiperzak as well as Canmore Community Housing’s Rob Murray.
Now, we’re connecting with Banff YWCA’s Director of Residential Projects Rae Roberts. With a background in advocacy work and a degree in women’s studies, Roberts is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the YWCA Social Enterprise, the Affordable Housing Programs and the overall facility. She is passionate about supporting Bow Valley people and continuously works to improve access to housing solutions and supportive programming.
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