Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Upcoming
Council
The Council will discuss and potentially adopt Bylaw 10-26, the new Land Use Bylaw. This follows a public hearing where residents raised concerns regarding short-term rentals, home-based businesses, and retreat density.
- Bylaw 10-26 Land Use Bylaw (2nd and 3rd readings)
- Review of public hearing feedback regarding Lac des Arcs and Dead Man's Flats
- Discussion on 'Tacansina Ranch' site-specific amendment for visitor accommodation
- Review of proposed caps on home-based businesses and short-term rentals
Last 30 days
Municipal Planning Commission
The Municipal Planning Commission is reviewing several development permits, including a request to expand Trapper's Hill Campground and a long-term renewal for a commercial dog kennel. The body will also note recently issued permits for a disc golf course and residential additions.
- DP 2026-026: Addition of 13 campsites, 8 bunkies, an event space, and a retail store at Trapper's Hill Campground
- DP 2026-003: 13-year renewal for Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tours commercial kennel with front yard setback variances
- DP 2026-022: 18-hole disc golf course (30,000m²) at 291 Diamond Drive, Exshaw
- DP 2025-059: Temporary construction parking lot (2,090m²) at 200-250 2nd St, Dead Man's Flats
- DP 2026-027: Residential addition at 7 Fortress Mountain Way, Exshaw
Governance and Priorities Committee
The Governance and Priorities Committee will discuss a draft Public Conduct Policy and a maintenance agreement with the Town of Canmore for Harvie Heights Road. They will also receive updates on delegation follow-ups from the Miistakis Institute, Calgary Regional Airshed Zone Society, and Bow Valley Destination Stewardship Council, and consider a request for support from the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative.
- Draft Policy 2026-06 Public Conduct
- Town of Canmore maintenance on Harvie Heights Road
- Delegation follow-up: Miistakis Institute
- Delegation follow-up: Calgary Regional Airshed Zone Society
- Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative request for support
Council
The council is discussing a grant application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation grant. The funds would support an Exshaw Stormwater Master Plan and update.
- Verbal update on Federation of Canadian Municipalities grant application for Exshaw Stormwater Master Plan
Transportation and Public Works Committee
The committee is reviewing maintenance updates for street signs in Harvie Heights and Jamieson Road. They are also considering a resident's request for a permanent easement to keep a fence within the municipal road right-of-way.
- Harvie Heights street sign inventory and condition report
- Jamieson Road signage maintenance updates
- Request for a permanent easement in MD Road Right-of-Way (Harvie Heights)
- Exshaw Rail Pedestrian Crossing discussion
The committee deferred the budget for the Exshaw Rail Pedestrian Crossing to 2027 and directed administration to invite Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail to a future meeting for further discussion. A pedestrian crossing sign issue on Windridge Road was referred to the Transportation Working Group. Several other items, including sign maintenance and an easement request, were accepted as information.
- Approved agenda as amended (carried)
- Approved May 25, 2026 minutes (carried)
- Directed admin to invite CPKCR and defer Exshaw crossing budget to 2027 (carried)
- Referred Windridge pedestrian crossing sign to Transportation Working Group (carried)
- Accepted Harvie Heights street signs update as information (carried)
- Accepted Jamieson Road sign maintenance as information (carried)
- Accepted easement request in Harvie Heights as information (carried)
- Referred Jamieson Waste Transfer Site access issue to Public Works (carried)
Heritage Resources Committee
The Heritage Resources Committee is meeting to discuss the progress of local history projects and provincial grant applications. The body will review the status of a forestry book's publication and the tracking of municipal heritage inventory goals.
- Application for the Province’s Heritage Markers Program
- Proposal for the original Banff Park Gate (Little Kananaskis) for heritage marking
- Review of publishers for the 'Unearthing Our Roots' forestry book
- Update on the Oral History Project interview list
- Planning for the 2026 community calendar
The committee approved the agenda and minutes as amended. They received updates on a provincial government letter, a forestry book project, and tracking forms, but took no substantive actions or votes on decisions.
- Approved agenda as amended
- Approved April 13, 2026 minutes as amended
- Closed meeting to public (2:22 PM)
- Opened meeting to public (2:39 PM)
- Adjourned meeting (2:41 PM)