{"id":31196,"date":"2025-10-17T19:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31196"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:31:50","slug":"this-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31196","title":{"rendered":"This Land&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aEIusbh8WN-LVtRf_image1-1-.jpeg-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aEIusbh8WN-LVtRf_image1-1-.jpeg-copy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aEIusbh8WN-LVtRf_image1-1-.jpeg-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aEIusbh8WN-LVtRf_image1-1-.jpeg-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-454b14b96138c498c8a3ffcb51869541\" style=\"color:#069509\">Canmore, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-069c11813d17dd288af372fd3ee23ac1\" style=\"color:#bb140b\"><strong>Click link for video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1u9bo1Qyd2HYgZ9VIYQ_JtD_ytWS51Z2F\/view?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1u9bo1Qyd2HYgZ9VIYQ_JtD_ytWS51Z2F\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Robert-Janes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Robert-Janes.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Robert-Janes-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Robert-Janes-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c925cf932a1903911f00db01b11d007\" style=\"color:#045992\">Robert Janes: Archaeologist &amp; Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-\u2014-Protecting-Our-Futures.png.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of About \u2014 Protecting Our Futures.png.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-cb5dd4fa-2d44-42bb-b2fc-24a158d9780b\" href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-\u2014-Protecting-Our-Futures.png.pdf\">About \u2014 Protecting Our Futures.png<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/About-\u2014-Protecting-Our-Futures.png.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cb5dd4fa-2d44-42bb-b2fc-24a158d9780b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd14a74d757ad115a017147186742431\" style=\"color:#7d0c06\">Please note:It will require an amendment to the Municipal Development Plan, which awaits a formal application from the developers. A zoning change will also be necessary, but the primary issue remains the Municipal Development Plan, which must be addressed before any rezoning can occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Canmore Alberta is a resilient and vibrant community socially, economically, and environmentally, committed to the diversity of its people and health of the mountain landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Canmore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Canmore.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Canmore-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-Painter-Canmore-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This land is our land\u2026.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A hotel and spa has been proposed for 18 acres of public land next to Rundleview and Spray Lakes Road <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectingourfutures.org\/s\/updated-map.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(see map).<\/a> This land is currently designated and used for community recreation. Canmore Town Council approval of this development will take land away from the community and put it into the hands of for-profit developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This land is wildlife\u2019s land\u2026.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This land is adjacent to a designated wildlife corridor and habitat patch, and is used regularly by elk, deer, bears and coyotes. The proposed hotel and spa development would have adverse impacts on wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image2.jpeg-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image2.jpeg-copy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image2.jpeg-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image2.jpeg-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canmore, Alberta Click link for video https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1u9bo1Qyd2HYgZ9VIYQ_JtD_ytWS51Z2F\/view?usp=sharing Robert Janes: Archaeologist &amp; Author Please note:It will require an amendment to the Municipal Development Plan, which awaits a formal application from the developers. A zoning change will also be necessary, but the primary issue remains the Municipal Development Plan, which must be addressed before any rezoning can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31196\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;This Land&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31196"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31219,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31196\/revisions\/31219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}