Canmore has more dogs than children, latest census reveals

Canmore really has gone to the dogs. according to results from the 2011 municipal census, the number of children in the community has been surpassed by the number of four-legged friends.

Enumerators counted 1,913 dogs in the community compared with 1,774 children.

Mayor Ron Casey said anyone who has lived in Canmore for any length of time would intuitively know the census numbers to be true.

“There is no question that dogs are certainly a way of life in Canmore,” said the mayor. “Canmore is an easier place than a lot of others to own a dog.”

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