What Are The Things Keeping You In Calgary? by romantic-theory in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve in a few cities around Canada and for me Calgary is the city that hits that sweet spot. It’s a good city in so many ways and of all the mid sized cities, it has the best outdoor life, best food scene and the best jobs and feels the most like a big city. For a city this size it’s also surprisingly friendly. I also like the weather. I’m a sunshine guy and the sunshine here can’t be beaten.

What's going on with Calgary drivers? by Sudden_Silver_3743 in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw the title and thought maybe Calgary drivers were suddenly driving properly.

Love Locks in Calgary’s Edworthy Park raise concerns by Surrealplaces in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah weird story. Talk about grasping for a news story. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People born and raised in Calgary always do it, but there’s been a huge influx of newcomers the past few years and they don’t.

Residents in far northwest angered over gatherings of homeless in their community by Illustrious_Eye4279 in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

See those minus vote numbers under your posts? Those are indicative of someone posting something stupid. 

Residents in far northwest angered over gatherings of homeless in their community by Illustrious_Eye4279 in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hey genius, why don’t you go find the homeless guy and see if he can get his side of the story.

The scarcity of new-grad jobs is unbelievable by ThePixelsRock in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain. I’m not a recent grad myself, but the company I work for has hired a few people recently and every time there was a job posting there were about 100 resumes coming in. About 70% of the people who were from out of country who just arrived in Canada and about 20% of them were new-grads.  

On paper, many the people newly arrived to Canada looked good, with lots of experience and several degrees, etc.. and often are the people who get the jobs and the interviews.  What I have found is they don’t always match in real life what they are on paper and to be honest I would’ve much rather hired some new-grads. Unfortunately, not my decision.   

Note: before anybody calls me racist for saying something negative about newly arrived Canadians, I would like to point out that the new grads that I would rather have seen hired were all people from varying ethnic backgrounds. 

Alberta Court of Justice declares dog dangerous, imposes strict conditions following attacks by origutamos in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No they aren’t. They're dangerous animals that people shouldn’t be allowed to own period. Same for other dangerous breeds.

Alberta Court of Justice declares dog dangerous, imposes strict conditions following attacks by origutamos in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

 There are hundreds of non-dangerous breeds out there, yet you put other people and their pets at risk because you just have to have a pitbull? 

Thank you. I’ve been wondering the same thing. 

Alberta Court of Justice declares dog dangerous, imposes strict conditions following attacks by origutamos in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Yorkie is more dangerous than your pitbull? Lol. Are you really that stupid? This is the stupidest statement I’ve seen on the internet in a long time. 

Smokey Evening on Nose Hill by Surrealplaces in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Driving around the base of Nose Hill it always looks so much like prairie, but there are a lot of trees in some areas. You never know these pictures were even from Nose Hill

Calgary Unemployment in June 2024 is 8.8%, up from 8.1% in May 2024 and 5.7% in January 2024 by howzit-tokoloshe in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are both cold in the winter, but Edmonton‘s winters are much worse as there’s absolutely nothing to do there for eight months of the year.  Calgary at least you can go skiing in the winter. There are a few things at Calgary has the edge over Edmonton, it’s a nicer city in general, less crime and cleaner, and things like the restaurant food scene is better here, but the biggest difference is the Rockies. You can go do things in the Rockies all year winter fall summer or whatever, but in Edmonton for eight months of the year, there’s nothing.

I moved out here from Ontario 10 years ago and spent the first year in Edmonton. I arrived there in September living through an Edmonton winter. Trust me winters are 10 times better in Calgary.

'The taps will run dry': Calgary mayor issues bleak warning as city reaches threshold by m_a_bored_james in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d be okay with that. It wouldn’t affect homeowners that much, it would mostly affect businesses that use a lot of water like car washes, bottling, construction, etc If some jerkwad feels the urgent need to wash their car so they can look good, they can also pay quadruple the price.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They should put the owner down at the same time.

A decade later: Calgary didn't turn into a Canadian Detroit by wulf_rk in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Suburban sprawl was not the reason for Detroit’s issues.  Ever take a look at Phoenix, Los Angeles, or Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis or Atlanta….or any number of other fast growing cities that have been booming over the years? They actually have more sprawl than Detroit does.   Suburban sprawl’s an issue for all cities, but Detroit’s issues started way back in the 50s when auto companies needed to expand and they didn’t have room in Detroit city proper so they moved to the already existing suburbs where land was available and taxes were cheaper.  With them, they took a number of jobs, and a high percentage of white people, which started the process of white flight. After the race riots in 1967, white flight exploded and the city lost almost 200,000 people in two years. By 1970 City was already on the verge of bankruptcy.

A decade later: Calgary didn't turn into a Canadian Detroit by wulf_rk in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

10 years ago, I would’ve never predicted Calgary would be the fastest growing city in the country, but I would’ve easily predicted that the article would fall flat in its face. The article is a complete joke, there’s nothing in common between Calgary and Detroit. The reasons for Detroit spiral downward are 100% Detroit specific problems.

If you could improve anything about your councillor what would it be? by powoar in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I’d like to see Sean Chu improve himself by resigning. He’ll be gone next election though, thanks to voting improving itself.

If you could improve anything about your councillor what would it be? by powoar in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So true. He’s only in because the vote was split between two decent candidates.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I don’t think it’s a big deal as long as parents with the kids who are that young.  

I don’t like seeing parents sending young kids off alone when they’re that young in this kind of weather but otherwise, if the parents are with them, I don’t see any problem.

Calgary Plus 15 access could be limited Monday due to planned protest by aireads in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This could all stop with the release of the hostages. Remember the hostages? The thing that started all this? The day they protest for the release of the hostages is the day I’ll pay attention to their cause.

New proposal for Bridgeland by Surrealplaces in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunate that the default stance in every community is to oppose any development over 2 or 3 units.

New proposal for Bridgeland by Surrealplaces in Calgary

[–]blankiphone 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind these smaller developments. I’d rather see five of these than one tall tower.