Artist in Residence – Patti Dyment
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July 30, 2021

Artist in Residence – Patti Dyment

    Living, hiking and painting in the Canadian Rockies for over three decades has given Canmore artist Patti Dyment a profound appreciation of, and connection to the mountain landscape. She paints en plein air as much as possible.   “My work is intended to celebrate our common experience of beauty. Inspired by nature, I…

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June 16, 2021

Fresh Strawberry Cocktail

Chef Lonny’s Virtual Black Box Challenge #3 As summer approaches, it is the best time of year to get good strawberries from California, and local strawberries are on their way! This simple Strawberry cocktail uses simple ingredients, but delivers complex flavours, perfect for a morning or afternoon treat in the sun. Ingredients Fresh, ripe, strawberries…

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May 28, 2021

Why the Grizzly Crossed the Road, Alive!

Wildlife Crossings Banff National Park By Sue and Dave Slaght          Do you get a wee bit apprehensive when you see signs for wildlife crossings as you’re speeding down the highway? Is there an elk just around the corner? Watch out for the deer! Oh, that poor porcupine! As one drives west…

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April 25, 2021

The Bow Valley’s Trailblazer

A Lawrence Grassi Story  By Jacqueline Louie Grassi Lakes is one of Canmore’s most popular hikes. It’s a short walk through an open forest of white spruce and lodgepole pine up to two beautiful lakes, with excellent views of Canmore and a glorious waterfall on your way there. Once called the Twin Lakes, these emerald-hued…

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Watermelon Feta Salad

Chef Lonny’s Black Box Challenge # 2 A light, fresh simple salad to bring us into summer. This watermelon feta salad finds the perfect balance between savoury and sweet. Ingredients Watermelon Feta Mint Sugar Salt and pepper A splash of fruit juice Instructions  Start by finely chopping mint, place in bowl, add in a little…

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Pam Roberts painting of a bison with baby blue highlights

March 27, 2021

Artist in Residence – Pam Roberts

If you have stayed at A Bear and Bison, you have undoubtedly noticed the stunning wildlife portraits scattered on the walls, Pam Roberts is one of our favourite local artists. We have chosen to highlight her wildlife portraiture on the wall of our halls, however her work spans, abstraction, landscapes, human portraiture and ceramics.  …

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March 22, 2021

The Potato Rosti

Chef Lonny’s Black Box Challenge The Potato Rosti is a Swiss way of cooking potatoes most famously associated with a dish created in Zurich called a Zuricher. While a Zuricher is always made with veal, there are as many ways to cook a Zuricher as there are restaurants in Zurich. The one things everyone agrees…

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A Bear and Bison Inn on Trip Advisor
Canmore cozy

So if your grandma lived in Canmore and was a gourmet cook this might be her place. Warm, welcoming, super clean and cozy. It’s not modern ‘boutique chic’ and not soulless like all the apartment condos in this town. Yes, the decor is a little dated, but if you like warmth, character and hospitality you’ll love its wrinkles just like you love your nanna.

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