Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre

Bicycle Safety Rodeo – 2013

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:32:31 +0000

Join the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre June 1st, 11am-3pm at the Canmore Nordic Center to learn about bike safety, test out the trails and win prizes. Free and intended for kids of all ages. Helmets are mandatory

Geoscience Day – Early Earth and Outer Space

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:46 +0000

Summer Events 2013

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:41:43 +0000

Come and join us on walks & hikes exploring the geology and history of the Rocky Mountains and the Town of Canmore. Our first hike is June 2, when you can join Gerry Stephenson on a tour of the mine sites around Canmore. Please call the museum to pre-register (403.678.2462).

Annual General Meeting

admin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:28:53 +0000

AGM

Thursday May 23, 2013, 7pm,
Council Chambers,
Canmore Civic Centre
902-7th Ave., Canmore

Time tripping at the NWMP Barracks

admin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:29:23 +0000

Did you think you were time tripping this weekend at the NWMP Barracks?

Well, you could have been if you saw the living museum display of the North-West Mounted Police Commemorative Association.

We had a record breaking turnout for the children’s crafts and many adults also had fun having their pictures taken with [...]

That’s Our Director Debbie on the CBC News

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:42:28 +0000

On the 25th anniversary of the 1988 Winter Olympics – Canmore is featured on the CBC news.

Dr James Bruce: Global Climate change & Canada’s Water

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:35:43 +0000

Capturing a Serengeti Moment in St. Andrew’s Bay, South Georgia — Dispatch No. 5

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:54:12 +0000

JANUARY 6, 2013
54° 26′ SOUTH AND 36° 11′ WEST
ST. ANDREW’S BAY, SOUTH GEORGIA

Our fifth and final day of exploring South Georgia involved a memorable landing at St. Andrew’s Bay, home to the island’s largest colony of King Penguins. Comprised of more than 150,000 breeding pairs, the colony contains close to [...]

Dr. Don Lawton from the University of Calgary to give his CSEG Distinquished Lecturer Tour talk in the Council Chambers on Monday January 28, 2013 at 7:00pm

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:02:07 +0000

Dr. Don Lawton will be giving a talk in the Council Chambers in the Canmore Civic Centre on Monday evening January 28, 2013 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Don is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Calgary and is giving this talk on the 2013 CSEG Distinguished Lecture tour. The topic [...]

The Shackleton saga continues: Frank Wild, Shackleton’s Right-Hand Man, is laid to rest in Grytviken, South Georgia — Dispatch No. 4

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:03:59 +0000

JANUARY 5, 2013
54° 16.9′ SOUTH AND 36° 30.5′ WEST
GRYTVIKEN, SOUTH GEORGIA

Ninety-one years ago, to the day, Sir Ernest Shackleton died aboard a boat anchored in Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia. Suffering a massive heart attack at the age of 47, Shackleton’s death marked the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic [...]