Canmore addresses 'Vanmore' with designated parking lot camping

Canmore town council has signed off on a new plan designed to curb illegal camping near the town's recreation centre. Beginning in May, the town will permit camping in 50 parking stalls for $10 per night. The lot will be patrolled by security and will be equipped with washrooms as well as bear-proof garbage bins. The temporary campground will close in October. Dozens of people living out of their vehicles set up camp on a roadway near the railway tracks between the Elevation Place recreation cen