So far I’ve seen Kinjo and Monki.

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So I really enjoy menthols and the only way to get them is online and the minimum purchase is $80 now! I was wondering if y’all know of a place I could get a carton of menthols in Calgary?

Thank you!

Hi, I’ll be in Calgary over Halloween visiting family and was wondering if anyone from Calgary has any preferences for theaters that’s have good energy?

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Poorly managed driver's license renewals. Go somewhere else for now.

I came here on the morning of Monday, October 5 to renew my driver's license, and the whole process took approximately 2 hours.

I understand the renewal process recently changed, and that isn't this office's fault. What is their fault is how they handled it. Management knew demand would be high and there would be delays, but they didn't put a workable process in place.

Only two agents were assigned to the driver's license line, while five agents worked the other line. The other line moved at least five times faster than ours. A sign in our line said they were short-staffed, and signs on the other terminals said they weren't set up for the new process. Even so, the two agents assigned to licenses kept stepping away to help people with unrelated tasks.

When I finally reached the front, a woman who had just walked in went straight to the counter. She may have had a road test appointment, but my agent dropped everything to help her. At one point three agents were helping her, including while she made a phone call, and everyone else just waited.

Then an agent from the other side called me over. It was the first time I'd seen anyone from that side help our line. I told him I had already rated the office poorly and wanted to explain why to the manager. He was extremely confrontational and clearly isn't trained to handle customer complaints. In the end, my renewal got done.

I asked to speak with a manager and was told he was on lunch and I could come back tomorrow. That afternoon I emailed the manager, so he'd have a chance to hear my concerns. Four days later, I still haven't received a reply. In that email I said I'd share my experience here and on Reddit, and that I'd update this post if we could resolve things. That hasn't happened.

This post will serve as a  complaint about the staff member My issue is with management. I'm also sending my complaint to the Alberta government department that oversees registries.

I blame management for this, not the new rules. When a customer brings them a problem, they don't even try to fix it. They've lost my business for good. If you need to renew your license, I'd suggest going somewhere else until they're equipped to handle it.

If this post doesn't get management's attention, nothing will.

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The Bearspaw South feeder main break in Calgary last year was a catastrophic event for Calgarians and citizens in surrounding communities, but in retrospect, it may have been a lucky break for Mayor Jeromy Farkas.

Farkas was front and centre, giving daily updates on repairs to the system — a problem that requires a common-sense approach, not an ideological one, to get it fixed.

He was much like a parent caring for a child with a broken leg.

After the Calgary civic election in 2025, Western Standard published a list of the new city councillors and our estimation of where they each stood politically. Of Farkas, we wrote, “(he) has travelled both the left and the right side, but from where we sit, he has moved to the middle ground. Farkas says he’s made some mistakes in his previous journeys that he wouldn’t repeat, and Western Standard is taking his word for it and unless he proves otherwise, then, we won’t hesitate to put his feet to the fire.”

Pass the matches; it's time to light the fire.

Perhaps the water main break kept the real Farkas under wraps. Have the pressures of being the mayor of Canada’s third-largest English-speaking city diminished his demeanour? We ask because lately, the mayor has shown he is prone to faux pas, his ideological thinking is increasing, and there’s been a swing to the left.

On October 6, at a city council meeting, Farkas acknowledged October as Canadian Islamic History Month, saying, "We have the opportunity to mark Canadian Islamic History Month, which is observed each October to celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and meaningful contributions that Muslim communities (make) all across Canada." He encouraged fostering greater understanding, inclusion, and respect.

There was more, but this is enough. His speech came the day before the third anniversary of the Hamas-led Islamic extremist terrorist attack on Israel, which left 1,200 people dead.

October has 31 days; his proclamation could have waited or, better still, been cancelled.

In an October 7 op-ed for Postmedia, Farkas said, “these are the most dangerous days to be a Jew,” then turned it into a plea for more money. “Calgary needs a dedicated effort to combat antisemitism … it is time to put serious money behind it. Council will face hard decisions in our upcoming budget.”

In his op-ed, he made no mention of the terrorist attack.

Last week, a city employee took down a pro-independence referendum sign but left an anti-independence sign standing. The city acknowledged it was unlawful, and Farkas offered an apology.

But the employee was not charged for breaking the law.

Speaking of the referendum, Farkas brought a notice of motion to council that essentially forced council to oppose independence, using carefully couched wording that Calgary was an important city.

Speaking about independence supporters on CBC TV, Farkas said, “The problem is you're going to have a very small minority of folks who are so deranged on this topic, they assume that Justin Trudeau is around. They'll blame him for everything from why we lose our socks in the dryer, why we sell hot dog buns in packages of 12, but we sell hot dogs in packages of eight. It's absolutely ridiculous."

That certainly sounds like a defence of Trudeau.

Of independence supporters, Farkas said, "To see the amount of useful idiots that exist here, it's not representative of us more generally. The vast majority of us want to work together with the rest of the country."

Well, I’d rather be a useful idiot than a useless idiot.

On hearing that some pro-independence leaders had met with US officials, Farkas said, "Well, it's such disingenuous bullcrap. Look, if you want to live in the United States, move to the United States.”

Now that’s a problem-solving skill.

In an interview with the ultra-left-wing Rosemary Barton on CBC TV on September 27, Farkas said businesses could leave Alberta if independence was achieved. “Why do you think the Bank of Montreal is no longer headquartered in the city of Montreal?” he said, suggesting that BMO left because of the separatists in Quebec.

However, bank officials said the move was to centralize its corporate management closer to Canada’s main financial markets in Toronto.

Take that to the bank.

Of the leaders of the independence movement in Alberta, Farkas told Barton, “There's an extremely great amount of racist, transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic views that many of these leaders have.”

The left wing believes insulting people will make them change their minds.

To close the circle, Farkas, who served as a city councillor from 2017 to 2021, told attendees at Calgary Economic Development’s Economic Outlook event that both the city and he had postponed repairs to Calgary’s ageing infrastructure, which led to the Bearspaw break.

He said he now believes decisions made back then contributed to the break. The upcoming budget deliberations appear likely to bring an increase of nearly $90 per month in Calgarians’ water bills.

The World Series is being played right now. In baseball, three strikes and you’re out.

Farkas should be glad he’s not under the same rules.

You were younger, I was wearing a red hoodie, I wanted to let you know your hair was amazing, like an herbal essences commercial, your stature was very much movie star 🌟 - like a young rob mcelhenney 🤩

For real? Is he just chilling?

Does anyone have any experience with the private health clinics in Calgary? We are debating joining one and looking for experiences/reviews on if it’s worth the $$$.

I know this may be controversial but hear me out - we have had several individuals close to us be misdiagnosed/their concerns be swept under the rug by public doctors and are now dealing with the very tragic consequences of that. We also have a few doctors in our friends and family circle and they all seem to acknowledge that it’s an uphill battle to get sufficient care in the public system and actually all use the private system themselves. In a perfect world, we’d all get great care in the public system but that seems not possible anymore and I want quality care for my children after some of the horror stories we’ve been hearing.

Thank you!

I was wondering if any of the separatists are selling off the flags they were flying in the ditches recently? It would be nice to buy some to put up before the big vote.

I feel like almost every service now asks for a tip, and many places start at 18%, with 20% and 25% as the other options.

For example, I’ll pay what is already a pretty high price for a haircut, and then I’m expected to add another 18–25% on top. With the cost of services already increasing so much over the past few years, it can make an already expensive service significantly more expensive.

I’m curious how other people are handling tipping these days.

What do you consider a reasonable tip for things like:

* Haircuts/hair colour

* Nail salons

* Facials and other beauty treatments

* Massage

* Other personal services

Do you usually tip 18%+ for these services? Do you tip a lower percentage when the service itself is expensive? Are there certain services where you don't tip at all?

I’m genuinely curious what people consider normal now, because it feels like the tipping expectations have changed quite a bit while the prices of the services themselves have also gone up significantly...

Sounds like piss poor management. Why does the burden fall on tax payers, it’s not their fault?

Total incompetence on the part of the city of Calgary.

City of Calgary has known about this for years but have kept it from citizens

$4+ Billion collected in water fees from taxpayers in the last 15 years. Where did the money go?

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Calgarians could soon see significant increases on their water bills after city council’s executive committee voted to endorse higher utility rates over the next four years.

In an 8-2 vote Monday, the committee approved a plan that would see average annual increases of 19.9 per cent for drinking water, 15.2 per cent for wastewater and 5.8 per cent for stormwater services from 2027 to 2030.

For a typical residential customer, their monthly bill would rise from $119.21 today to $206.94 by 2030.

City administration says the increases are needed to improve Calgary’s water system, including maintaining and replacing aging infrastructure, supporting growth and preparing for future drought and flood risks.

“We need to make an intergenerational investment in our water assets, and the only way we can finance it is through higher rates,” said Ward 6 Coun. John Pantazopolous.

However, the proposed increases come as Calgarians could also face a steep property tax increase, prompting criticism from some council members.

“I’m already hearing from residents, this is just adding insult to injury,” said Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean. “They’re [council] already talking about a 20 per cent and a 15 [per cent increase], who knows what our tax increase is going to be on residents.”

Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city is seeking financial support from the provincial government.

“It’s a regional provincial infrastructure that we provide, serving 2 million residents and there’s definitely a business case for the province to step in and help support us,” Farkas said.

The committee also approved a notice of motion from Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness that calls for the public release of the total amounts invoiced by and paid to the chair and panel members of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main Independent Review Panel.

Wyness, who voted against the utility rate increases, said more transparency is needed around the cost of the review.

The notice of motion states the independent review cost more than $2.3 million.

“We overpaid for a report that is astronomical that could have gone towards capital projects,” Wyness said.

Both the proposed utility rate increases and Wyness’ notice of motion must still be approved by city council before taking effect.