Officials in Bow Mar say the construction and design of the berm comply with town guidelines and that they're not obliged to protect the views of people outside the town's boundaries.

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When news broke in December that construction had briefly halted on The Bow, the showpiece headquarters of EnCana, Canada's largest independent energy firm, it sent shock waves across Calgary.

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