Reddit pulse / page 9
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Something's going on around 5th Ave & 2nd St SW downtown—lights are out. Nothing showing on Enmax's outage map yet. The Stock Exchange building's been losing power before; could be happening again.
Starting October 1, Calgary's blue cart now takes foam packaging, food and body aerosols, flexible plastic bags and tubes. Foam egg cartons, cooking spray, chip bags, toothpaste tubes—all in. Check the city's website for the full updated list.
Guy Fieri was in town filming and Food Network dropped it on YouTube last night. Shiki Menya made the cut for the popular show—the video's already making the rounds on local feeds.
Passion Plumbing posted an Indeed ad for a plumbing job with "Punjabi guy only" listed as a requirement. A local caught it and is calling it out as a human rights violation—pointing out the double standard if the reverse were posted.
Broadway Across Canada's & Juliet landed at the Jubilee and people are going back. Set, costumes, and vocals sold the fluff jukebox musical—it's a solid family show, though the ticket price is steep. Runs through Sunday.
Someone's asking on Reddit where to sell a Marvel comic collection they bought in the early 2020s but never got into. Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji aren't working out. Comic shops and auction houses are probably next.
Baitun Nur Mosque, one of North America's largest with striking architecture, opens for Doors Open YYC this Saturday and Sunday (Sept 26–27). Walk-in tours, refreshments, and a chance to see how the mosque functions as a community centre. 4353 54 Ave NE.
Someone's asking r/Calgary for the best thrift stores worth a regular visit—affordable gems, not the tourist-trap stuff. Community's jumping in with their own finds and what actually makes a spot worth the time.
Just finished welding school and need somewhere to practice over break? r/Calgary's got your question—folks looking for places to use their own gear and pay for supplies. Community weighing in on shop access.
The Calgary Fire Department says the ECCO Recycling facility fire in Shepard is under control—not out, but making positive progress. Crews are capping and smothering the remaining fire with dirt; about 6,000 cubic metres of soil needed. The affected area covers roughly 43,000 square metres.
Gas prices are creeping up to 184.9 cents per litre across Calgary. Some stations are still holding at around 153.9, but the jump's happening. Winter blend switchover is supposedly coming this week and might drop prices, but no guarantees.
Macleod Trail's been a mess since April—traffic stretches from Shawnessy to Anderson North in the morning, and they've closed an exit and lanes near James McKevitt heading south. People who expected this to wrap in August are still waiting, and nobody seems to know when it actually ends.
Alberta's holding a referendum on October 19 and someone on Reddit's throwing down a challenge—vote yourself, then convince 10 people to vote, and have them each convince 10 more. Help with rides, bus fare, directions if you can. Voter turnout's historically rough, so let's actually show up.
Calgary police have charged 19 people with 59 offences in the ongoing extortion-shooting series that's seen 51 extortion-related incidents since April 2025, with 19 shootings linked to the cases. Latest charges relate to a March case where a woman was extorted and threatened—someone knew her name, address, business, and family details. About 12 hours after the demands, a gun was fired at her home. Two people charged with extortion in that case, one a 17-year-old; a third person is wanted on a warrant for a stolen vehicle used in the shooting.
September weather hasn't been spectacular, but locals are reminding each other to get outside and catch the evening light now before the cold and dark of January arrive.
Guess it wasn't the squirrels all along—a condo resident in Oakridge finally caught the real culprit on camera. Turns out it's the deer.
A Great Horned Owl showed up in an Auburn Bay condo parking lot, perched on the LRT lines and flew right over a resident. They think it was hunting hares in the area. "So lucky for all my urban critter encounters this year," the spotter posted.
Fire at the ECCO recycling facility in Shepard Industrial has Alberta Environment deploying air monitors and environmental experts to check air quality around and downwind. For the general Calgary population, available monitoring data suggests low overall health risk right now.
Bus with its emergency flare on was spotted in Hansen Ranch NW. Driver was surprised it was activated and turned it off. Transit customer service was alerted and said they'd investigate.
City just got a major court win against ECCO over dry waste storage at the recycling site — judge ordered them to stop and remove it immediately. The landfill fire case is still separate and ongoing.
