Reddit pulse / page 22
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wild cloud formations rolling through the NW this afternoon. if you were driving stoney from the west around 4:15, you saw it.
Need support? Call Access Mental Health at 403-943-1500 for counselling, support groups and AHS referrals. 2-1-1 also connects you to resources and advice on program eligibility—check ab.211.ca or call.
Anyone else noticing the smell from the landfill is extra strong today? People on Reddit are reporting it feels more intense than usual. Check your windows if you're downwind.
Power flashed downtown around 6:40 this morning — half the floors rebooted, elevators got stuck, and the outage hit the deep south too. No word yet on what happened.
Calgary Parrot Club's holding an event September 26th, 10am to 4pm at Highwood Community Hall (16 Harlow Drive NW). Tickets at the door — bring the whole flock.
Downtown Calgary condo owners are wrestling with 60+ Airbnb units that showed up out of nowhere. Someone hijacked the board, ignored the bylaws that banned short-term rentals, and now residents are asking whether City Hall needs to step in.
A driver managed to get two wheels fully up onto the Centre Street bridge barriers today—barely scratched the car doing it. Peak Spider-Man energy.
Excavation at the John Ware site turned up a piece of history: the legendary Black cowboy wore Levi Strauss & Co. jeans. Heritage meets everyday wear.
Pump prices are climbing across Calgary, with most stations now at 172.9 cents per litre, though a few spots still hold at around 152.9. Check before you fill.
A private landfill in southeast Calgary caught fire Sunday, Sept. 6, and was brought under control Monday evening. Calgary Fire crews returned Tuesday morning after more calls about smoke and fire, and have been monitoring the site since then with hazmat teams setting up air quality equipment in case conditions worsen.
A Calgary Transit bus operator who spent 39.5 years driving the route retired this week with a private charter farewell. Bill drove Bus #1046 with his family aboard on the final non-revenue run along Route 500 (formerly Route 300) from the airport to downtown on Tuesday, Sept. 8, ending at Spring Gardens Garage. A privately owned bus followed behind. Transit made it happen.
Someone just moved here from Quebec City and can't get over how relaxed everyone is. The shift from Quebec to Alberta already feels massive—better quality of life, people actually engaging with outsiders, English everywhere. Wild adjustment.
A Redditor found an engagement or wedding ring this weekend and is looking for the owner. If you lost one, describe it and where — if it matches, they'll give it back. Head to r/calgary to get in touch.
A buyer put in an offer on a 21st Century Homes house listed at $850K, willing to go up to $830K. Builder rejected it as too low, then raised the asking price to $890K — no other offers on the property. Buyer's waiting to hear back on a final offer and suspects it's a sales tactic.
A teenager on a bike shot through stopped traffic near Southland station yesterday, weaving behind the crosswalk into oncoming traffic. A car slammed on its brakes and missed them by inches. The driver looked shaken, but no collision happened.
Someone posted a photo from Ravine Park in Varsity of a person taking 'relaxation to the next level' in the dog park. The post blew up in the local subreddit with people weighing in.
Data posted showing Calgary airport's tourist arrivals are significantly higher than where they were before COVID hit. Travel's bouncing back strong.
User in the NW had discolored water come out of the tap for about 5 minutes, now looks clear again. Asking if anyone else in the area had the same issue — sounds like it might be localized.
Large motorcade with RCMP vehicles (some with Saskatchewan plates) rolled through downtown this morning around 8:50 a.m. Nobody's found any official word on who was visiting or why, but it was big enough to turn heads.
Bearspaw South Feeder Main broke again on December 30, putting nearly two million people at risk of losing water. After the Fairview Arena roof collapsed in 2018, the city's finally prioritizing infrastructure repairs over growth. Council's 2025 budget made it official.
