This is a guest post by Gerry Taft, the mayor of Invermere.
When most of us think of a small town, we think of friendly neighbours and quiet streets — the type of place where you know almost everyone. I’m privileged to be elected as mayor of Invermere, B.C., which is pretty close to being a perfect small town.
However, about 55 kilometres from Invermere, down rough old logging and mining roads, lies another kind of “small town.”
The “small town” of Jumbo, also known as the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality, is not home to friendly neighbours or (Read more…)