Online Town Hall meeting
May 4th, 2021, 6 to 8pm
How you can make a difference

This is the first and only time Canmore’s Council will be hearing your concerns on the Canmore Municipal Heliport lease renewal. If you are concerned about helicopter noise, and environmental impacts, have your voice heard by writing a letter and speaking at the online public meeting (see below).

In a nutshell, the new 10-year lease represents “business as usual”. That is, no meaningful reduction in the number of helicopter sightseeing flights, or their noise, as compared to the previous 10-year lease. Approximately 80% of total flights at Canmore’s municipally-owned heliport are sightseeing flights, which are allowed to operate 7 days a week, 365 days a year. So, if you were affected by helicopter noise during the past 10 years, you will be affected for the next 10 years as well unless Council makes key changes to the new lease.

1 Write a letter

Email a letter to Town Council (council@canmore.ca) and let them know your concerns.

• before the May 4^th, 2021 public meeting, or
• before Council discusses and votes on June 2^nd, 2021

2 Speak at the public meeting

Attend and speak at the Town of Canmore public meeting on May 4th, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. The Zoom link is below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87512475500?pwd=ZlY1Rml5eElLaEl1dW1CaHlIR0lIQT09

Meeting ID: 875 1247 5500 | Passcode: 001081 | Phone +1 587 328 1099

• People often read their letters out loud. This is normal.

How to get up to speed

Step 1: Read our analysis of the new lease here

Step 2: Read the various information on our website

Step 3: Write a letter and speak at the May 4th public meeting (see above)

You might mention

• Your experiences with past helicopter noise volumes and intensity
• Impacts on your quality of life
• The new lease is unacceptable because:
• it represents “business as usual” for sightseeing flights
• there is an insufficient reduction in sightseeing flights
• BVHNA recommends a max. of 15 tourist flights per day with an annual cap of 750 tourist flights
• sightseeing flights occur 7 days a week, 365 days a year
• there is no meaningful reduction in GHG emissions

You might also mention

• downsizing the municipal heliport by not allowing sightseeing flights
• relocating the heliport
• Alpine currently has a second sightseeing heliport at the casino
• reduce sightseeing flights each year of the lease
• shorten the lease period to a maximum of 3 to 5 years
• all helicopter flight data should be publicly available (the new lease keeps it secret)
• have a more robust interactive public discussion following this public meeting