There has been some discussion this week regarding Bylaw 1-98.  This is a document that was created around the same time as the 1998 Settlement Agreement that’s become a big part of the discussion with regards to the Peaks Landing development proposal.

Gary Anderson joined me on the program to talk about how he and his wife Kay found out about the Bylaw, which states “a total of approximately 12.1 hectares (30 acres) of serviced net developable land within this District shall be provided to the Town of Canmore for community purposes” .  He’s wondering why we’re not having a bigger conversation about it when we’re talking about land available for affordable housing.

To speak to this I invited Alaric Fish, Manager of Planning and Development at the Town of Canmore, to join me on the show.  He says there are a few additional factors at play and while the Town will still be getting some land as part of this agreement during the Smith Creek development process the Town isn’t currently owed anything under the original terms.