The developers of the Three Sisters Mountain Village have set themselves a high target amid the peaks around Canmore.

You have to fit the development into the community, and you have to do it right, says Tim McMurtry, vice-president of golf operations for TGS Properties Ltd., which teamed up with development company United Inc. to help ensure a high-quality project.

The company’s philosophy for real estate development extends to its golf courses, including the mountain jewel known as Stewart Creek.

“We want the world to arrive this summer, or five years or 20 years from now, and say: ‘Oh, this is how you develop a mountain community,’ ” says McMurtry.

The Three Sisters development involves about 2,000 acres of mountain benchland and is billed as a year-round resort community.

The development will include three golf courses and a golf academy.

The Three Sisters village is part of the town of Canmore, not a separate entity, and it’s only a five-minute drive to downtown.

Right now, schools are in Canmore, but the complete development plan has school sites, says McMurtry.

It may not be a ski-in-ski-out development, but there is nordic skiing in the area, and hiking, biking and fishing are also seasonal possibilities.

The village provides an alternate mountain lifestyle, with a high-quality golf experience just part of the scenery.

“It’s a lot of golf to bring to the valley, but we’re confident of the demand for this sort of thing,” says McMurtry.

TGS envisions a golf mecca people from around the world will come to enjoy. Stewart Creek, opened in 2000, was named the second-best new golf course in Canada.

“It’s a golfer’s golf course,” says McMurtry. “People who play it love it.” Four sets of tees vary the length of Stewart Creek from 5,150 to 7,150 yards, so it’s almost like four different courses – and the back tees really test your game.

The minimum development of golf in Three Sisters will be another 27 holes, which could be expanded to two 18-hole courses.

The other courses will remain public, so there will always be public and tournament play as well as private golf in the area.

The privatization of Stewart Creek is by sale of non-equity memberships, reducing the risk and cost to members as TGS continues to own the real estate.

Corporate memberships, for up to three designated employees, owners or directors, start at $56,500 and go up $5,000 after every 20. Premier memberships for individuals start at $30,000 and will go up by $5,000 after every 75. Three hundred premier and 75 corporate memberships will be issued.

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It’s spring and time to think about garage sales.

The Calgary Home Builders’ Foundation’s fourth annual garage sale will be held Saturday, May 25, hosted by John Spoletini of MJS Recycling Ltd.

The previous three years have helped raise $30,000.

The sale site is the former Janet Lumber plant at Range Road 284 and Township Road 240, just east of the city.

Show-home appliances, furniture and office furniture will be located at the west end of the yard in a warehouse about 400 yards from the gate.

All windows, doors, sinks, showers, electrical, plumbing and lumber will be close to the gate. Items are sold as is and must be removed by 4 p.m. the day of the sale.

The foundation supports charitable works such as Woods Homes and the Children’s Safe House.