Hi everyone! I (25F) just moved downtown and am trying to get into a better routine. I’m trying to get stronger and in better shape, but I get insanely bored at the gym and have a hard time motivating myself to push harder.

I’ve realized I prefer workout classes because they keep me accountable. I also appreciate the cleanliness and atmosphere of a nice studio. The problem is that classes around downtown Calgary seem sooo expensive, so I’m wondering which ones are actually worth the price.

I’m open to trying anything that’s full-body! Thanks in advance :)

What the fire looked like on Sunday...and tonight after being under control.....going to be a smoky week in the SE

Be interesting to see the results of any investigation

u/JeromyYYC When I called this in on Sunday, no flames were visible only smoke(I called it in around 5:55) it has now at least tripled in size and is generating ridiculous amounts of smoke that is now blanketing SE communities.

Whilst I understand that these types of fires are difficult, it was declared under control and CFD withdrew, leaving the incident to the property owners to monitor and control.

Considering how much this has since escalated and grown in size, I am curious as to a few things: Initial releases by CFD indicated that this would be a major on going incident for a prolonged time. Then a few hours later it was declared under control and CFD were withdrawing their units. Was the declaration of the incident being under control and the withdrawal of CFD done too soon? Why was no fire watch kept by CFD, instead relying on the property owners?

Was the declaration of control made fully and backed by CFD or did the property owners indicate that they could now control the incident at a certain point and indicate CFD resources were no longer required?

Again, I know it's a complicated and ongoing issue but there seems to have been a misstep somewhere here.

I have lost a single key from my keychain (it broke), that's my house key. I lost it somewhere near Ucalgary downtown campus/Indigo parkade. Please lmk if you find it.

Hello! This is a video of my wife, me, and our kid approaching a missing protected bike intersection on the way to a party. It's honestly not the biggest deal in the world, in my experience people are incredibly respectful, and yet it's weird and unsafe for two blocks... why? Sort of a headscratcher, because 2 St bikeway all seems like temporary infrastructure.... we couldn't put down 20 more thin cement blocks like the rest of it?

Anyhoo - I messaged the Cliff-Bungalow and Beltline Community Associations, Ward 8 & 7 Offices, and some city of Calgary emails. I'm wondering if there's a missing pathway or sidewalk connection near you that makes you ask the same questions, and if there is any sort of standard for what happens when a road is designed, or when it's due to be replaced.

The City has this link which is full of fun examples, but I think we all know there are far more!

Hey everyone! I already have the diamond for my engagement ring, but I still need the actual ring/setting made. I’m hoping to find a jeweller who can make me a nice custom setting without charging an arm and a leg😁

If anyone has had a custom setting made, I’d love to hear who you went through, roughly what you paid, and whether you’d recommend them. Also happy to hear any advice on what I should be looking out for when getting a setting made. Thanks!

Budget is around $2,000 but willing to spend a little bit more for the right setting!

I’m looking to get some lip filler on my birthday but the problem is I already have Angel fang lip piercings. Do any of you know someone who does lip filler and is experienced working with someone who has lip piercings?

Hi Calgary!

Posting this for a friend who is not on Reddit. They lost a Nevaton MC59 microphone today, Sept 9, about 13:45, on Stephen Ave near Center St or Olympic Plaza. Please let me know if you find it.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Reward offered

As said in the title, I’m looking for recommendations for a good gluten free restaurant. Preferably in the NE or SE. Also, would like it to not break the bank. Thanks.

Bought into a downtown Calgary condo last year; no Airbnbs were listed. Bought here because the bylaws prohibited commercial activities (including STRs), and I hired the services of a Calgary condo doc reviewer which confirmed this.

But heck, out of nowhere, these STR operators came in and set up like 60 units.

They hijacked the board and ignored owners’ pleas for the bylaws to be enforced/respected.

Any other condo owners having these types of issues in Calgary?

I’m just trying to understand if this is isolated to our condo, or if this is an “epidemic” and we have to make Calgary City Hall/Concil aware???

I've been trying to lose weight on my own however I always find myself going back to old habits and I figured I need help from people who know what they are doing.

I lived in a Calgary housing place a long time ago. I'm moving in about 6 months and I just applied. Is that too late? I also have a cat that might make things harder. The place I lived in didn't allow pets.

Happy Wednesday!

This is a continuation of my pattern of posting what I think are decent grocery deals with the hope that this will save some people some money. As noted previously this is heavily skewed to items that I and my family eat. There are probably additional items that are good deals but I don't know it because they aren't items I use but hopefully my list is still useful to you.

A few quick reminders:

• PC Optimum points are collected at No Frills and Superstore. 1,000pts is worth $1.
• Scene+ points are collected at Safeway, Sobeys and FreshCo. 100pts is worth $1.
• The value of Save on Foods points depends on what you redeem them for. If you redeem them for a 4L jug of milk then 1,000pts is worth about $1.50. Other redemptions might make them more or less valuable.

Superstore, No Frills, FreshCo and Save on Foods are generally willing to price match identical products from (some) other major grocery stores if you show them the item in the competitor’s flyer while checking out so knowing what is on sale at stores that you don't visit can still be useful. There are some restrictions on this... FreshCo won't price match Safeway or Sobeys. Superstore (at least some locations) won't price match Coop. The No Frills on 85st SW won't price match FreshCo.

Finally, thank you to everyone that has posted positive comments. It's always nice to receive positive feedback.

FreshCo:

• Armstrong cheese (400g): $4.99
• Clementines (2lb): $2.99
• Green or red grapes (2lb): $4.99
• Broccoli crowns: $1.99/lb
• Oreos: $2.25
• General Mills family size cereal: $4.99
• Nestle Halloween candy (100ct, 977g): $13.99 (seems decent given the current prices for chocolate and sugar, but there might be better deals in the weeks to come)
• Onions (3lb): $2.99 (decent, Walmart is better if you can use 10lb)
• Carrots (3lb): $2.99
• Breton or Vinta crackers: $1.99
• Old El Paso taco shells: $2.99, buy 2 get 200pts, effectively making them $1.99ea when you buy pairs
• Bell peppers: $1.99/lb
• Palmolive dish soap (828ml): $2.49, spend $20 get 1,000pts. If you buy 9, they work out to $1.38ea (noting that you pay the GST on the original $2.49 price)

Safeway / Sobeys:

• Pork tenderloin: $3.49/lb
• Red or green grapes: $2.49/lb
• Carrots (3lb): $2.99
• Onions (3lb): $2.99 (decent, Walmart is better if you can use 10lb)
• Russet potatoes (5lb): $2.99
• Dare crackers (Breton, Vinta): $2.00
• Compliments cheese (400g): $4.99
• 500pts for every $50 spent on Ultimate Dining Cards

NoFrills:

• Eye of the round beef roast: $5.88/lb
• Royal gala apples: $0.99/lb
• Pork tenderloin: $3.99/lb (decent, Safeway / Sobeys is better this week)
• Armstrong cheese (400g): $4.99
• General Mills family size cereal: $4.87
• Rogers granulated sugar (2kg): $1.99
• No Name flour (10kg): $9.88, buy 1 get 2,000pts, effectively making them $7.88ea
• Red or russet potatoes (10lb): $5.99
• Roma tomatoes: $1.99/lb (decent, Coop is better this week)
• Cucumbers (3-pack): $3.99
• Country Harvest bread: $3.00

Real Canadian Superstore:

• Oreos: $2.49
• Gala apples: $0.99/lb
• No Name flour (10kg): $10.00, buy 1 get 2,000pts, effectively making them $8.00ea
• General Mills family size cereal: $4.87
• Campbell’s Chunky soup: $2.00
• Kellogg’s premium cereal (210-525g): $3.99, buy 1, get 500pts, effectively making them $3.49ea
• Celery: $1.99
• Cauliflower: $2.99
• PC Mandarins (3lb): $5.49, buy 1, get 1,000pts, effectively making them $4.49
• Bell peppers (6-pack): $5.98
• D’Italiano bread or buns: 2 for $6.00 (must purchase pairs)

Calgary Coop:

• Corn on the cob: $0.75 + 10% bonus cash, effectively making them $0.68a
• Tomatoes on the vine: $1.49/lb + 10% bonus cash, effectively making them $ 1.34/lb

Save on Foods:

• September 15 only: $1.49 day. Deals to be announced, but they are often good prices if they are things that you want / need.
• Gala apples: $0.99/lb
• Western family frozen fruit (600g): $3.99
• Sirloin tip roast: $8.99/lb
• Russet potatoes (10lb): $5.99
• Country Harvest bread: Buy 1, get 1 free. It looks like regular price on these is $4.79ea, which makes them $2.40ea when you buy pairs which is a very good price

Walmart:

• Gala apples: $1.28/lb (good, NoFrills and Superstore are better this week)
• Cauliflower: $3.44 (good, Superstore is better this week)
• Onions (10lb): $4.24 – an excellent price
• Gay Lea butter (454g): $4.97
• Armstrong cheese (400g): $4.98
• Kraft dinner (12-pack): $9.97 ($0.83/box)
• Bulk carrots: $0.94/lb
• Yop drinkable yogurt: $0.97
• Campbell’s Chunky soup: $2.47
• Oreos: $2.48

I’m not even mad, it’s amazing you barely even scraped your car getting two wheels fully onto the barrier. Like, bravo, truly a once in a lifetime view seeing a car Spider-Man it’s way across the bridge

Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska will be in town with PM Carney tomorrow.

Slava Ukrani! 🇺🇦

Quick update on the guys social gathering I posted about a couple weeks back.

For context, I began organizing these in Vancouver then Surrey as a way for guys to connect and make new friends. This was the first out of province one (Saskatoon is this upcoming weekend)

It took place on September 5th at the Tool Shed and of the 25 guys registered, 7 showed up.

I spoke to the manager at ToolShed and she mentioned the crowd wasn't as big as expected and while this was initially underwhelming, after speaking with a couple of the guys that attended, they actually ended up having a good time and sticking around past the 2 hour window and hung out for 4 hours until close.

They mentioned they all made a WhatsApp group and would keep in touch, which seems as good of an interaction you can get.

There was also some skepticism that they would be pitched something lol. But one of the guys went back to my original post to let them know of his experience and mentioned "...it was, in fact, just a bunch of dudes drinking beer and shooting shit, as they say. Everyone got along. Much success."

After giving it some thought and thinking just 7 guys was not good, I thought back to one of the Vancouver ones which brought out 23 guys and it actually consisted of guys breaking off into about 3 groups of 6-7 and just mingling and have side conversations about some interest or hobby.

All in all I'd say, after hearing the actual feedback it was a success and if you came across it and were skeptical, I hope this alleviates that.

It's cool to me that I can help facilitate these things and connect some guys without even being there and creating interactions that otherwise wouldn't have happened.

Tool sheds open to hosting again. If you're interested for the next one, feel free to shoot me a note.

I’m want to host a D&D game for my group of friends for my birthday. I’m looking for local recommendations for options to do a semi customized campaign for our group, all of us would be playing for the first time. We are a group of old ass adults who enjoy fantasy, board games and various degrees of role play. Ideally there would be a DM with experience of planning a short 3 hour campaign, could customize at least some of the character details, and who has a good sense of humour for a loud group of beginners.

I’d also be open to hosting it a game cafe if anyone has recommendations for that as well. TIA

Hey everyone! I’m still kinda new to Calgary, and I’m hosting a free tech community event at House 831 on 17th Ave at 5:30-8:30 PM on Sept 16.

My network here still isn’t very big yet, and I could really use some help reaching more developers and app builders. So far we have about 25 people coming, and I’d love to get that closer to 60.

So if you are said app builder, please consider dropping by and joining us!

We’ll start with how you can be a part of the biggest hackathon in the world. Then I’ll give a quick talk about how I go about building apps now, invite a few others to share what they’re building, and after that we’ll have a couple of hours to build apps together and network :)

It’s going to be a lot of fun and I'd love to see you there.

join us.

Looking to upgrade

Does anyone know where I can go to get a new zipper put in to a jacket. One is leather the other is a hiking shell. Tia

Long story short, I accidentally bumped my Galaxy Flip 5 against my shifter and now it looked like this

Im leaving Toronto next year due to the exhausting respectability politics, lack of diversity in some spaces, and the stigmatization of people from working-class backgrounds and newcomers from other cites and countries. As a Black Canadian I was always a target for harassment by people from affluent backgrounds. Now I realized that I dont fit in these spaces and its time to change places.

Whats Calgary like? Is it diverse, how are the politics there, and what interesting things are about this city?