About Canmore

Founded at the end of the 19th century, Canmore, straddling the Trans-Canada Highway, is to be found nestled on the eastern edge of the beautiful Canadian Rockies. It is also on the northern end of the Kananaskis range, and has its own micro-climate. 4296 feet above sea level (1309 meters). The town of Canmore (population 11500 in 2005) plays hosts to 3 Championship Golf courses. Close to Banff's natural beauty Canmore offers the visitor plenty of hotel accommodation, and many fine restaurants. There is much to occupy the visitor, young or old in and around the town. The Nordic Centre just outside the town was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Cross country skiing in the winter shares this area with mountain biking in the summer and the Nordic Centre is also home to the annual 24 Hours of Adrenaline event. Tourism is Canmore’s primary industry. Summers are short and cool. Winters are long but more often than not dry and sunny. Canmore was named in 1884 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, almost certainly in honor of Malcolm Canmore, king of Scotland from 1057 to 1093. The community officially became a town in 1955.