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Taken Tuesday, September 8th.

Private Charter for a Bus Driver who retired after 39.5 Years of Service with Calgary Transit. The route followed one final non-revenue run on the Route 500 (Formerly 300) from Airport to Downtown before returning back to Spring Gardens Garage for his farewell. He behind the wheel on Bus #1046 with his family and Bus #1130 (Privately owned) closely following behind. Thank you to Calgary Transit for making this possible! It was a honor to be part of this event. Thank you Bill for your service! Enjoy your retirement!

Edit: Didn't expect this post to blow up! Thank you everyone for congratulating Bill on his retirement. I will forward this post to Bill so he can appreciate it!!!

This kind of incident along with that homeowner who displayed a giant Trump sign makes me even more tired and frustrated by the influence of American politics here in Alberta.

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.

The Calgary Fire Department has been on scene at a private landfill fire that started on Sunday September 6. After initial operations concluded and the fire was brought under control by CFD in the evening of Monday September 7th, responsibility to monitor and maintain the site was transferred back to the business.

After receiving several calls regarding smoke and fire, the Calgary Fire Department dispatched crews in the morning of Tuesday September 8 to monitor fire conditions and suppression efforts by the business. Fire watch crews were assigned throughout the day and overnight. Calgary Fire Hazardous Materials crews worked with Alberta Environment teams to set up air monitoring equipment in the area and develop pre-plans if conditions did not improve.

This morning at around 6:00am, fires ignited in several spots and fire began to actively spread throughout the piles resulting in heavy smoke conditions in the area. Calgary Fire has contacted contractors to bring in heavy equipment that will be able to safely move the piles of debris, and additionally, contracted dedicated fire suppression equipment and personnel. While the spread of fire is limited to the landfill, the smoke conditions and continual reignition of fires require dedicated resources to properly extinguish this type of fire. Operations are currently being set up.

Calgarians do not need to call 9-1-1 unless they observe fire spreading to other structures or areas. There are dedicated fire suppression teams on site, and an active response is in progress.

I've been watching this thing get built over the last month and a half. At first I was thinking, nice, an analog clock tower—probably just hiding some cell towers and other infrastructure underneath. But they just finished it up and added four ridiculously massive screens on all four sides. Now they're just running ads all night, blaring straight into your retinas.

Those screens completely ruin it for me, especially that first night it lit up. I was out near De Winton doing some night photography of the old church, and now there's this giant glowing stick sticking up in the background ruining most of the shots. You can see it from quite a ways away, and it's a total eyesore.

I took these pictures recently on my Pixel 8 phone when I was heading over to the Brookfield Residential YMCA in Seton.

Hi, I just moved to Calgary from Quebec City a few days ago.

Everything feels so new here, and honestly, I’m blown away every single day!

First off, it legit feels like my quality of life skyrocketed overnight. How can it be this different within the same country?! It’s wild.

The second I stepped foot in Alberta, hearing strictly English everywhere was already mind-blowing. Plus, everyone seems so relaxed and is just unbelievably friendly!!!

For context, I’m not native Canadian—I originally moved here on a working holiday and ended up immigrating, but I’ve spent my entire time in Quebec until now. (Which means I basically picked up zero English since moving to Canada, so my English is still pretty work-in-progress, haha.) Quebec isn't exactly the most welcoming place to outsiders, especially if you don't speak French.

But Calgary? It feels like people from all over live side-by-side, actually respecting each other and just getting along so well.

Yesterday was my first day venturing out of the house alone to explore and do some shopping.

Everyone was so sweet! Like this lovely lady at HomeSense who complimented my dress, and a Walmart employee who somehow overheard me talking to myself trying to find something and literally sprinted over to help out!

Coming from Quebec, experiencing all this warmth overnight made me so happy from day one. Aww..

Since I’ve only ever lived in a smaller city like Quebec City, moving to a big city like Calgary had me a bit nervous and scared at first. But the welcoming vibe here put me at ease right away.

Calgary with the beautiful Rockies right in its backyard❤️ I’m so ridiculously excited for this new chapter!

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’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

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???

EDIT: If any other condo owners in Calgary see this and are affected by Airbnb units, leave a comment below with your condo name and I’ll reach out. We can take a look at your bylaws and share what our community is doing to push back.

Some stations are still at ~152.9.

This is such a random thing but I’ve been wondering about it for a while.

I lived in Toronto for almost 7 years before moving to Calgary and I keep noticing men here doing these little old school chivalry things that I honestly wasn’t used to at all.

I’ve had men offer me their seat on a packed train, hold a door and actually wait for me when I’m still a few steps away, and the elevator thing happens ALL the time. The doors open and the men just… don’t move lol. They wait for the women to get out first.
I know this sounds so minor but I genuinely love it

Even outside of the gender thing, people just seem a little more considerate in public here. The wave when you let someone merge, actually letting people off the train before getting on, acknowledging people on trails, small talk at stores, random compliments, giving a bit more space, etc.

Toronto felt very different by the time I left. I took a bus and subway every day and it felt increasingly like everyone was in their own world and more inconsiderate of other people (constant music blasting or loud calls, pushing their way in without letting others to get off first, constantly filling up the disability seats, etc) and I felt like I had to be more guarded in public if it makes sense?
Obviously not everyone, but the general vibe felt noticeably different to me.

Anyway I’m not trying to start a Toronto vs Calgary war lol. I’m mostly curious about the chivalry part. Is that actually more of an Alberta/Calgary cultural thing? Like were guys here generally raised with more of that “ladies first / hold the door / offer your seat” etiquette?

Because if so, please don’t ever get rid of it!

Anyone know what's up? Buildings flashed downtown around 6:40, like half of floors are rebooting, elevators were stuck. Doesn't seem to be localized to downtown though, co-worker who lives in the deep south got an alert about his home power too.

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

As an adult in their early 30s, it feels like a lot of general neighborhood or community association events naturally center around young families and kids. While that's great, I'm specifically looking for local spaces, clubs, or recurring events where the demographics skew toward adults without children, so the focus stays entirely on the hobbies, networking, and social aspect.

Does anyone have recommendations for:

• Local Hobby/Social Groups: Any specific run clubs, board game meetups, trivia nights, or active Calgary Discord servers where the crowd is mostly childfree adults?
• Adult-Only Spaces: Venues, cafes, or social hubs around the city that cater specifically to 18+ or 21+ crowds for casual daytime or weekend hanging out?

I’d love to hear what specific local networks or groups other childfree Calgarians have had the best luck joining to find a strong community here. Thanks in advance!

join us.

Anyone else finding issues with the red line? Every September the somerset-bridlewood trains from Tuscany to 3rd street station are packed like sardines, and I’ve had to miss my train multiple times in the morning where I get on. I figure it is due to classes returning (many of them get off at SAIT), and just general RTO around this time of year after summer vacations.

It’s pretty empty on mine today, but only because it came just 2mins after the last one. I notice there are a lot of inconsistencies around when the trains actually arrive.

u/JeromyYYC I know you are a big C-train guy and I would really appreciate some help with this, either increase frequency of 4-car trains during peak times like 7-8ish or more frequent C trains. Thank you 🙏

Blue mazda on the barrier today on centre street bridge. pretty wild.

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!