Canmore Civic Centre
902 7th Avenue,Canmore, AB,T1W 3K1
The Canmore Civic Centre started in 1936, is a multi-purpose focal point for the town of Canmore located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
The Canmore municipal officers museum and a geosciences center is located inside the Canmore Civic Center. The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada. The Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre is a member of the Canadian Museums Association.
This museum is also for kids and youngsters. A big screen TV in the corner allows kids and adults to learn about the geology of the rockies on short DVD programs. Many youngsters also run for the modern computers which have geology games installed.
The two story, 25,000 sq. ft. building was awarded a Silver LEED Certification from the U.S Green Building Council in January 2005 for becoming the first project in Alberta and fourth in Canada to receive a Silver LEED certification. The Civic Centre was also awarded to many national and inrenationl certification.
