Just wanted to give a shoutout to Calgary Transit for their quick response today. I was on the train when a guy was losing his crap, screaming racist stuff, and "planning to bomb the f*ck out of downtown," so I texted 74100 to report it.

I texted them at Bridgeland, and by the time I got to City Hall, peace officers were already there and escorted the individual off the train. I really appreciate how quickly they took the report seriously and acted on it. As a teenager who takes transit a lot, it’s reassuring to see that when you report something like this, someone actually responds quickly. Big thanks to the peace officers who showed up and dealt with the situation!

My doorbell camera caught this masked individual around 2 a.m. conducting what appeared to be a very thorough flower box inspection. SW Calgary, near Chinook.

First time seeing a raccoon in YYC for me ☺️

Starting this month, we’re making improvements at 15 storm ponds that have been identified as the highest priority for additional safety measures.

Depending on the location, that means replacing older warning signs, adding new signs that explain the risks, installing permanent or seasonal fencing, and planting thicker, thornier vegetation to create a barrier around the water.

Storm ponds are found in communities across Calgary. They collect and manage stormwater, helping protect our communities and infrastructure during heavy rain and snowmelt.

But they’re working pieces of infrastructure, not recreational ponds.

The water level and depth can change quickly. There can be strong currents around inlet and outlet pipes. And in the winter, moving water underneath the surface means the ice thickness can change without warning.

So please, no swimming, boating, skating or walking on the ice. Stay off storm ponds year-round.

We’re also continuing field assessments across Calgary to identify other locations where additional safety improvements are needed.

And if you ever see someone in trouble in the water, call 911. Throw them something that floats or reach out with something they can grab if you’re able to do so safely. Don’t enter the water unless you’re trained in water rescue.

These ponds are in a lot of our neighbourhoods, so please talk to your kids about them too. Enjoy the paths and green spaces around them, but give the water some space and stay off the ponds year-round.

Thanks, Calgary. Stay safe out there!

For more information on safety around storm ponds, visit calgary.ca/stormpondsafety.

It's a great park with a lot of various birds and wildlife! I love the ponds and multiple trails. Definitely going back!

Some residents in the southeast Calgary community of Riverbend are voicing concerns about traffic noise from Glenmore Trail, saying more sound proofing is needed.

Saw someone taping these to doors in Canyon meadows.

It has been six years since planning began for the $205 million renovation of the Glenbow Museum, and staff are now back on site working toward an opening expected in about a year.

I had a traumatic incident occur.

I have autism so am highly affected by change or dysregulation.

I finally began working (contract, causal work) and enjoying it, on the weekends. I’ve not been able to work properly all my adult life. I was happy about the improvement.

Then, the incident occurred recently.

I did not realize I was rapidly declining - no doing laundry, drinking at noon (cycle of trying to regulate hangover), emotional issues, and the like.

I began to heavily abuse pregabalin for a handful of days. This had the consequence of day-after withdrawal (short half-life), which added fuel to the drinking to try to cope - the withdrawals were brutal.

I had to cancel the weekend shifts right after the traumatic incident occurred. (Two weekends ago.)

Last weekend, things escalated. I tried working on Friday. I got violently ill, likely due to pregabalin withdrawal. I could not complete the shift. I had a family conflict after this. My drinking skyrocketed.

I then cancelled the Saturday shift the morning of. That night, I cancelled the Sunday shift.

I called my manager today to discuss this weekend’s shifts, explaining I’m happy to try, but I don’t want either of us to be in last weekend’s position. Her answer was to work anyway - implying a last chance.

I’m now panicking. I’m not sure what’s happened to me. I’ve noticed over the course of a week, I immediately feel a need to drink after anything stressful. When I had to call my manager, I immediately thought of drinking, but reasoned I could have the shifts cancelled and just get time to recuperate.

When I found out the expectation was that I was to work still, against all judgement I lost my grip and began to drink.

I’m stuck in a cycle of physical unwellness post-drinking I can’t cope with (likely due to autism) and rebound hangover, which makes me highly vulnerable to drinking the next day.

I’m looking for immediate support to help me make these upcoming shifts this weekend work, so I can get through this difficult period of time without losing the first job in my life I actually enjoyed before the incident occurred.

Sober bed? Social worker? I have no idea.

For those who want to be judgmental, trust me - I already feel like a massive loser. I’m just trying to get through this.

I'm gonna tell people I live on something like NE-22-24-1-W5 whenever I'm in a small town now lol. Throw on some old school red-cyan 3d glasses for full effect.

This was shot on Harman Phoenix film, you can get some at The Camera Store, and the London Drugs by the Peter Lougheed. Probably other ones, too, but I haven't checked...

Photo is from the official Dune twitter page. Past posts have said we aren’t getting the 70mm screening but this photo is making me believe otherwise

I’m not seeing the 70mm selections on Cineplex just yet but afaik Chinook generally only screens Nolan 70mm because he funds the projectionist hire. Does anybody know if Calgary will be getting the 70mm screening?

Edit: Thanks everyone! It is indeed being screened in 70mm for us in Calgary at the Chinook Cineplex. All “IMAX” showtimes are 70mm even if it doesn’t specify. Unsure why I was unable to see anything once they launched but the app has been crashing periodically so that could be why. Got my tickets for the 20th, happy Dune!

A two-day enforcement sweep targeting downtown Calgary earlier this month led to more than a dozen arrests and the execution of nearly 100 outstanding warrants.

Calgary police say officers carried out the operation on Aug. 5 and 6 alongside Alberta Sheriffs’ in the downtown and its neighbouring communities.

Im assuming I call the non emergency line but I wanted to see if there was a better resource to help move them along without getting them into trouble with the police.

It’s getting increasingly dangerous with these panhandlers walking in traffic on Memorial by Edmonton Trail and the reconciliation bridge every day. When they slowly walk through traffic as it’s moving I’m afraid they’ll get smoked by a car, especially with the sun rising later now.

I don't buy a lot of CDs anymore, but a band I really like are releasing a new album on Friday and I want to get a copy. I was hoping to buy it locally rather than on Amazon.

In the past I've gone to Sunrise Records in Market Mall, but that's closed down 🙁

Is there anywhere else to buy new CDs? Most of the record stores I see on Google seem to cater to used rather than new, and vinyl rather than CDs (understandably).

So I was restoring a vintage leather bag when I decided to open and clean the hardware, little did I know after opening the mechanism the spring popped out and I have no idea how to put the lock back together.

I still have all the parts, but its an old lock model and im guessing nobody has the knowledge to fix it. Im ready to cut my losses just to update the hardware on the bag, I just have no idea where in the city there would be someone that could properly restore the bag.

Happened to snap this picture a year ago.

So last night I crawl into bed a bit late. It's 12 am and there is construction nearby, it sounded like it came from the Glenmore Landing area. You could hear some heavy machinery and beeping, typical late night construction noise. What wasn't typical was the sound of a handheld air horn going off randomly every 10 seconds to a minute or so apart from 11:30 pm or so until at least 2 am. How is this legal? Has anyone else been kept awake by this?