Reddit pulse / page 4
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
A Sprawl Calgary piece just broke down how a Calgarian created Canada's flag. Pretty wild backstory.
Reddit's debating what Cowboys Festival is actually like. Sounds like people are curious about the vibe before they head out.
Someone spotted magpies pestering an osprey recently. Wildlife drama unfolding in Calgary.
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over an alleged breach of voter privacy in Alberta. Details are still emerging on what happened and who's affected.
Cranston got hammered with hail and flooding overnight. Heavy rain across the city Tuesday through early Wednesday caught some neighborhoods especially hard.
Calgary Transit service reviews are wrapping up, and a bunch of route changes are coming this fall. Expect some reshuffling if you ride the bus regularly.
Community members left messages of hope and care outside the Supervised Consumption Site on its final day, showing solidarity with clients impacted by the closure.
Some seriously intense thunder cracking over Midnapore this week—the kind that shakes your whole house. Multiple strikes in a row, power behind every one.
A passenger jet passed over the Beltline heading southwest earlier this week—way lower than usual and in a direction most people don't see them flying. Something to keep an eye on if you spotted it.
Looking for an outdoor spot to watch Canada v. Morocco on Saturday? Bars are getting booked and Mexi Fest is happening in Eau Claire Plaza, so options are tightening. Plan ahead.
Rick, a #5 bus driver at Calgary Transit, is retiring in August after 38 years. Passengers remember him giving a lollipop to a kid on her first bus ride. That's the kind of service that matters.
Local driver fed up: on a typical route across the city there are 3–4 four-way stops where people just don't wait their turn or stop at all. Speeding through won't get you there faster, but it might get you a collision.
Uber Eats is taking applications for bike and motorcycle couriers in Calgary. Your next order might arrive by Harley or Hayabusa.
Calgary bylaw requires drivers to leave at least 1 metre distance when passing cyclists under 60 km/h (1.5 metres for faster speeds). Keep people safe—respect the law.
Property tax bills are due today. Over half your bill now goes to the provincial government, not the city. The 57% property tax hike over four years? That's provincial.
If you're out tonight, look up — the sunset's got that smokey glow happening. Photo ops everywhere.
Tonight's the Strawberry Moon — full moon associated with harvest and sweetness. Clouds are reflecting the energy beautifully. If you're into it spiritually, it's a time to think about what you're leaving behind and what you want to bring forward.
A vintage photo from 1953 showing boys pushing an early '40s Mercury out of a flooded 8th Street SW made the rounds on Reddit. Reminder of how much water Calgary's dealt with over the decades.
Someone caught a spinning cloud formation south of Calgary near Mahogany around 12:40 p.m. Monday. Reddit's been asking if anyone else saw the same thing.
springbank off-stream reservoir kicked in early monday morning for the first time ever to handle the upper elbow watershed overflow. no major flooding expected in calgary but stay away from fast rivers.
