Planning & Development Overview

The Three Sisters Mountain Village resort community development covers approximately 2,000 acres of land within the town of Canmore, Alberta.

Planning and development of Three Sisters Mountain Village is an extremely complex process, involving many standard planning elements, such as master community planning, land use (zoning), terrain and water bodies, infrastructure development, market and individual site design aspects, and architectural controls. It also involves many special attributes and considerations that come from being located in the Bow Valley such as potential for unique vegetation, wildlife movement and habitat and, in the case of Three Sisters Mountain Village, the historical legacy of coal mining on portions of the land. Planning at Three Sisters Mountain Village is also unique because it routinely involves provincial as well and municipal jurisdictions in the decision-making process.

The location of Three Sisters Mountain Village in this unique locale results in greater sensitivity to the natural and community settings. The planning process routinely considers the ‘triple bottom line’ in decision-making: economics, social and community, and environmental impact all play a part.

Planning at Three Sisters Mountain Village addresses the long term and short term timeframes in conformity with broader Town of Canmore policies and bylaws, provincial regulations, and other information sources, as well as guidelines that have been developed by Three Sisters Mountain Village.

Careful planning at Three Sisters Mountain Village will result in a well-designed resort community which will continue to develop over the next 10 to 15 years, going on to live and evolve for generations as part of the Town of Canmore. In building this legacy, planning leads to the careful development of the land, including roads and infrastructure, paths and trails, parks and open space, home and visitor accommodation sites, schools, a wealth of community amenities and the core of the project: a year-round health, wellness and adventure based resort centre.

These pages contain a variety of information to keep you informed about planning and ongoing development activities at Three Sisters Mountain Village, and to provide some tools and resources related to some of the processes and information employed in these activities. Generally, information found here consists of Policies, Bylaws, Guidelines and Reference Information.