r/Calgary

Am I the only one who thinks that festivities like decorating for Halloween/Christmas, trick or treating, ect. Has significantly declined?

I'm 20 right now so I'd imagine some of it is just bias (I'm not in elementary school forever) but I recently started to get so nostalgic for the Halloween decor I'd see in my area, and buying candy for kids and traditions like that

The last few years I think trick or treating has been super quiet in my area, and if I walk outside right now I don't see any decor. Is it just my area?

I'm planning a little shopping trip next week to find some fun stuff to put outside. But obviously it's Calgary so it's gotta be snow proof too lol

I am tired of drivers who keep driving after clearly seeing me attempting to walk. It doesn’t feel safe being a pedestrian anymore, especially on the Centre Street road. At least once a week there is a driver that does this, and cars go too fast for me to take a photo of.

Hi all, born and raised Californian here visiting friends in Calgary and Vancouver November 19-28. I’ll be renting a vehicle to get around, and staying at a hotel for the most part. Hoping to get some local recommendations on what to pack.

Do I need to pack super thick and warm winter clothes?

Will my adidas hiker 3 shoes (goretex) with thick wool/winter socks cut it?

Will Jeans with thermal long johns be enough - or do you recommend purchasing snow pants?

Gloves/scarves/winter hats recommended?

Thanks in advance!

Trying to get back into shape and looking for some fun exercise options that will motivate me but won't totally beat me up. I was browsing some classes on classpass but curious if there's anything else people like to recommend?

I like dance, I have tried multi sport with CSSC but have learned I am very bad at all sports.

genuinely asking because i called in sick once but kept working thru it thinking it’d eventually get better (plot twist: i was wrong) 😭 wtf is going on? or am i just weak- I’m anemic so I’d believe it

EDIT: thank you guys so much for your overwhelming response to my post! I actually did end up calling in again, which I probably should have done yesterday with the way I was feeling. I still feel extremely dizzy when I bend down for short periods of time, I still have an appetite, and because I took daytime Tylenol cold medicine I don’t have a headache. Still have body aches. The cough took my voice away completely, as I was coughing thru the night. I’ve actually never lost my voice before in my whole 19 years on earth 😭 well… eating lots of mandarins and staying warm for now. I hope we all get better very soon and whatever this is can leave us alone for good! praying for everyone and their loved ones in the comments- colds hit different lately :/ these new colds are diabolical LMFAO

Hello I’m really anxious about this as I’m a female solo traveller who will be arriving late at 1am on Christmas night and I’m wondering if uber or taxis are more reliable? My hotel unfortunately does not have the shuttle transfer at this time so I’m looking for other options

Edit: thank you everyone for your replies! Really gave me a lot of assurance and I can’t wait for my trip to Canada ❤️ sending you guys lots of love!

A month ago, Environment Minister Grant Hunter said Alberta Environment would work with the City of Calgary to investigate whether materials that were not permitted under ECCO’s environmental approvals were present at the landfill.

The province has now released the laboratory results from the air samples taken around the fire. Those results showed some significant concentrations directly at the fire, including benzene at roughly 24 times Alberta’s one-hour ambient objective, acrolein at about 10 times the objective, hydrogen sulphide at about 3 times, and styrene at about twice the objective.

What I still cannot find is an answer to a separate question:

What was actually burning?
Did Alberta Environment take physical samples of the landfill waste, debris or ash?

Did they determine whether any prohibited materials were present?

If samples were taken, where are the laboratory results?

If the investigation is still ongoing, what is its status?
I emailed Environment Minister Grant Hunter, Alberta Environmental Investigations, Councillor Rob Ward’s office and Mayor Farkas’s office today asking for a clear answer.

I’m not suggesting the air-sampling results haven’t been released. They have. I’m specifically trying to find the results of the promised investigation into the actual contents of the landfill.

If anyone has seen a report or government update addressing this specifically, please post it here.

We took a tour and were looking at joining - any members with honest feedback on the facility / how busy it is etc etc

For those of you who do not know. Auburn Bay Residence Association brought up the fact that the shoreline for the lake needs some repairs. They just had a meeting yesterday and I’m curious what peoples thoughts are from other communities. I will put down some of my thoughts and what I know from the meeting.

- Repair would cost an estimate $3 million
- Loan is going to be taken for the $3 million with interest totaling another $2 million (board will not disclose who the loan is with)
- Repairs could cause damage to the liner at the bottom of the lake which would accumulate more cost
- The board started off saying it would be cosmetic and quickly changed to saying it’s for structural integrity of the shoreline
- No engineering documents are being shared with the public
- The shoreline in question is not accessible to the public and would only truly benefit the homeowners on the lake
- they want every household to pay an extra $500 for the repair.
-home owners on the shoreline are saying it’s part of the lake so the community is responsible for the repair

To me this sounds extremely suspicious. I need all of the information. The loan is crazy, and the fact they won’t share any of the structural engineers findings is extremely shady.