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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Humane society threatens Canmore with lawsuit over possible cull of feral rabbits

If Canmore’s politicians choose lethal means to deal with its burgeoning bunny population, they will face a legal challenge from the Humane Society of Canada.

In a recent letter to the mayor, the chairman and CEO of the humane society, Michael O’Sullivan, said the group is opposed to killing Canmore’s rabbits because it is inhumane and doomed to failure. O’Sullivan said if Canmore chooses a lethal solution to a human-caused problem the society will mount a legal challenge against it.

“As the Humane Society of Canada, we feel we need to draw a line in the sand,” he said in an interview. “We hope it does not come to that because we want to work with people to solve this.”

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