I arrived in Canmore on July 5, 1992, almost seven years ago. I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on December 16, 1928, where I had spent my entire life, apart from spending one year in Auckland, New Zealand. My...
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John and Merilyn Adler
Merilyn and John were high school sweethearts and married in Vancouver, B.C. in 1954. After living on both coasts and in several other Canadian cities, as well as Cleveland, U.S.A., they decided to settle in paradise, arriving in...
History of the Catholic Church in Canmore
Jesuit Missionary Fr. Pierre de Smet crossed into the Spray Lakes valley in 1845. During his brief stay there, he baptized six children and one elderly man whom he also buried according to Catholic burial traditions. These were...
Dave Rees and the World Cup Masters
The 2022 Masters World Cup was awarded to Canmore under the auspices of the Alberta World Cup Society (AWCS). The initial proposal to host this event was made to the AWCS in 2018 by Dave Rees, a former Olympian, Canmore...
Mine Manager’s House
The Mine Manager’s House was constructed in 1907 for Walter F. McNeill of the McNeill Coal Company. The McNeill Coal Company had extensive coal mining interests in Washington State and in 1891, acquired a lease for the Canadian...
Mamiko Kawano
How long have you been in the Bow Valley? “Almost three decades. I used to live in Whistler as a ski guide for the first eight ski seasons, and I used to be a tour guide in Vancouver and the Rockies for over 20 years. Wow! I came...
Bisi Arunkumar
This interview was conducted the Canmore Museum on July 24, 2020. CM: So you must be Bisi. And what’s your name? Arun: My name is Arun, A R U N. CM: It’s nice that you’re both here. So I’m just going to...
Tenzin Palzom
What does an average day look like for you right now? “I’ve been laid off from work ‘til December. I work at the Banff Centre, so all the businesses up there are closed. I’ve spent most of my time in my room doing some LinkedIn...
Shyamilli Valmuragan
This oral history interview was conducted by Canmore Museum on July 27, 2020. CM: Can you tell me your full name? Shyamilli: Shyamilli Velmurugan. That’s my full name. CM: So I’m here with Shyamilli. It’s the...
Clara Guerrero
How long have you been in the Bow Valley? “I came to Canada, to Canmore, fourteen years ago, in 2006. I have lived all these years in the Bow Valley, in Banff and Canmore, with the only exception of 6 months in 2007, that I...