Canmore letter urges release of wildfire assessments for glamping project
A resident's letter to the Rocky Mountain Outlook calls for public disclosure of wildfire risk assessments tied to a proposed glamping development on Canmore's Staircase Lands.
Why it matters
Wildfire risk assessments for new developments near Canmore are of public interest given the region's history of wildfire threats in the Bow Valley.
A letter published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook is calling on developers behind a proposed glamping project on Canmore's Staircase Lands to publicly share their wildfire risk assessments.
The letter references comments from Zak Richardson of Trailhaus and Prospector Canada, the company behind the project, who has said wildfire risk is a concern that keeps him awake at night.
The writer argues that if wildfire safety is a genuine priority for the proponents, the underlying assessments and data used to evaluate that risk should be made available to the public for scrutiny.
No further details on the project's approval status, timeline, or specific wildfire mitigation plans were included in the letter.
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