Trip chapter 09
Canmore to Kamloops
A pleasant hillside motel and an exceptionally helpful brewpub in a city otherwise covered with no-dog signs.
The next leg carried us west from Canmore into British Columbia and Kamloops. Of all the cities on our trip, Kamloops felt the most openly hostile to dogs.
No dogs on the grass
Almost every useful patch of grass we encountered seemed to have a no-dogs sign planted in it. The scale of the restrictions felt ridiculous and made even basic walking breaks with Tilly unnecessarily difficult.
It was Canada Day, but we could not take part in any of the events because dogs were not allowed. Instead of enjoying the celebrations, we spent much of the day trying to work around restrictions.
A welcoming place to stay
The Grandview Motel was a welcome contrast. It was a really nice motel on the hillside, a little outside the downtown core but still within a reasonable walking distance.
Grandview Motel
A pleasant dog-friendly hillside motel with views across Kamloops and a manageable walk to downtown.
Read our Grandview Motel notes →The Noble Pig makes room
The Noble Pig was another positive exception. When heavy rain arrived, staff moved other customers inside and shifted us beneath a small covered section so we could stay with Tilly and finish our meal.
The Noble Pig
A welcoming Kamloops brewpub that moved us beneath limited patio cover so we could finish our meal during heavy rain.
Read our Noble Pig patio notes →We tried a different establishment the next day. Staff took our order, dropped drinks in front of us and then told us to down them and leave because they were closing the patio. Google Maps now marks that unnamed business as permanently closed, so we have not created a guide entry for it.
The motel and Noble Pig both treated us well, but they could not outweigh how difficult the rest of Kamloops made an ordinary visit with a dog.