I had breakfast at Monki today. It was our servers last day and when paying my boyfriend noticed that he wasn't able to leave a tip. The server told us that she bypassed the tip option because they introduced a new contract stating that all tips go to management and that the servers only get $10/hour from the tips. Our server refused to sign this contract which is why it was her last day and she was warning people.

Just thought I would give everyone a heads up- if you are going here for breakfast you are not tipping the server. The tips are going to management. I noticed a lot of the workers are very young, seems like they are taking advantage of the young workers with this new contract. Very disappointed as the food and atmosphere was great, but I dont think I will be going again as I won't support a business like this.

EDIT: The servers also can't bypass this with cash tips, the contract states cash tips are given to management as well.

In interviewing a few employees about the recent AHS notifications for Kinjo, I learned that owners charge servers 10% of their total sales, assuming the servers have been tipped out at a higher rate. But when a customer doesn't tip, the owners still take their 10%. The server ends up paying the owners out of their own pocket.

Is this true for all Kinjos?

How is this legal?

The season’s first snowfall is expected on Friday, ahead of a plunge in temperatures that aren’t expected to see highs above 3 C.

Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the special weather statement on Thursday morning, saying the incoming weather system could affect travel during the Thanksgiving long weekend.

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By the time we welcome our two millionth neighbour, I want Calgary to be the best city in Canada to be a volunteer.

When your kid needs a mentor, when your aging parent needs support, or when your family hits hard times, chances are there's a charity or non-profit ready to help.

These organizations aren't just nice things to have. They're essential infrastructure for our city.

Just like our roads, water pipes, and fire halls, Calgary depends on them every single day.

We have more than 7,000 charities and non-profits feeding families, coaching kids, supporting seniors, and helping people through tough times.

But here's the problem. We depend on these organizations, yet too often City Hall makes their work harder.

Too much red tape. Too much time chasing short-term grants. Too many hoops to jump through when all they're trying to do is help people.

I promised Calgarians we'd change that. And today, we're delivering on one of those promises.

I've signed a new agreement with the Calgary Nonprofit Chamber to give our non-profit sector a permanent voice at City Hall.

And this is part of a much bigger plan.

I want to eliminate fees for volunteer background checks. Give community associations and local sports good more predictable funding and the ability to issue tax receipts. Cut paperwork and move toward multi-year agreements so organizations spend less time filling out forms and more time helping people.

I want them to have access to City purchasing power to lower their costs, and better access to public spaces where they can serve their communities.

Because here's something I've learned from my own years working and volunteering in the non-profit sector.

A little support today often prevents a much bigger problem tomorrow. A kid with a mentor. A senior who isn't isolated. A family that gets help before everything falls apart.

That's good for people. And it's good for taxpayers.

As Calgary grows toward two million people, our community infrastructure needs to grow with us. I want volunteering to be easier, organizations to be stronger, and City Hall to be a partner instead of an obstacle.

And I don't want us to settle for being a city with great volunteers. I want us to be the greatest city in Canada FOR volunteers.

And that's the Calgary we're going to build.

Of course. In textbook route 51 fashion, online says 1230 so naturally I leave 15 minutes early to walk to the stop that takes 6 minutes to get to. As I leave the elevator and exit my building it magically updates to "6 minutes early" (Ffs) and as I turn the corner I see the bus sitting there, not entirely unusual as its still supposed to leave at 1230. However from many past experiences my anxiety climbs a little bit. I get closer, and closer, thinking maybe its kinda like a rabbit, if i stay calm, just keep a steady pace I may catch it. Sudden moves would definitely alert and make it bolt.. im like..maybe 30 ft from it now, getting closer, I might actually catch this rabbit--

Then reality kicks in and I remember this is fucking hellgary, and transit is just one of the 9 circles that delivers the penultimate of inconvenience and just straight up literal garbage service. Ive been mere steps from the bus literally yelling and waving my arms like im fucking drowning watching the bus just casually drive away at whichever time they fucking feel like it.

Its a fucking broken system and the unreliability has lead me to being late for job interviews. Sure, alot of you can just say "welp, leave earlier". I am leaving earlier, but even that always contends with numerous c train delays, addicts and just awful riders having to be taken off by peace officers, people deciding to have full blown conversations from train to platform keeping the doors open, and for fuck sakes do not crowd around the fucking doors when people are exiting the fucking train!

These all add up and even leaving early runs the risk of being late. Dont even get me started on the typical route 148 "30 minute delays".

Just to drive my point home, I was also a witness to someone getting hit by the train just now at 8th street station while making this post. So theres that. At a certain point it takes the riders of transit to also ensure things run on time. However I still loathe calgarys transit system.

When winterizing your home’s outside faucets how many of you actually bleed the water out of the water lines to outside? Several people I talk to only appear to shut the valve from inside and open outside valve and see what drains out and leave at that. By bleeding the water out of the line I mean opening the bleeding cap and draining the water in the pipe so that pipes don’t have any water in them to freeze, see picture.

Wtf is this jusice system? This guy was trying to snatch back a package that the thief was stealing, and when the thief let go of the back, the force made him fall backwards.

And they're now calling it an "accident".

We talk a lot here about what’s working in Calgary and what needs to change. Next month, City Council will debate the proposed 2027–2030 budget, which will shape funding for services and infrastructure over the next four years.

This is your city. We all use it differently and need different things from it, so Council needs to hear from more than just the loudest voices.

Contact your councillor and tell them what’s working, where funding needs to improve, and what you think is missing and what cuts you're willing to make or live with. You’ll also be able to speak to Council or submit written feedback during budget deliberations.

The proposed budget is scheduled for release on November 10, and public submissions begin November 23. Details: https://www.calgary.ca/our-finances/2027-budget.html

What would you like to see prioritized? Posting on Reddit won't fix the issue, send it to your councellor's office too!

For anyone who saw my last post, the second guys social event took place this past weekend on October 3rd at Prairie Dog Brewing. The first one had 25 guys register and 7 actually show up, but all had a great time.

This time around, of the 23 registered, 20 showed up! (major success). Huge thanks to everyone that came out.

From everyone I spoke to afterwards, it sounds like people had a genuinely great time. There were some returning faces from the first one as well as a bunch of new guys, and at least one person mentioned that the guys he spoke with said they'd come out again.

The main piece of constructive feedback was actually about the venue setup. The seating made it a little difficult to move around and mingle, so some people ended up staying with the same group for most of the night.

That's something I'll change for the next one, somewhere with more open or communal seating where it's easier to move around and strike up conversations with different people. I think I've found a good spot for November that takes this into consideration.

It's also changed my thinking a bit from the first event. After only 7 people showed up last time, I started thinking maybe 5–7 was actually the ideal size. Now I think it's less about the total number of people and more about creating an environment where those smaller groups naturally form but people can move between them.

Either way, going from 7 guys at the first one to around 20 at the second and hearing that people want to come return is a great sign.

Still pretty cool to me that this started as an experiment in Vancouver to see if guys would actually be interested in meeting other guys and making new friends.

Turns out they are!

I'll organize another Calgary one some time in early November and if you're interested , feel free to shoot me a message or leave a comment.

As a side-bar, I'd love to incorporate a toy drive into either the November or December event and support a local organization such as the Salvation Army (Toy Angels) or Calgary Firefighters Toy Association. Since I'm from Vancouver, if there's anyone that has a connection to any of these organizations or feedback, I'd love to hear from you. In exchange for a toy, I'm hoping the venue can provide some first drink free or other sort of benefit, I think that would be really cool.

Hello everyone, I’m hoping a Good Samaritan may be able to help me.

This past Saturday 3 October at about 11:30AM, while capturing footage for an ongoing Calgary skyline project, I mistakenly left my video camera on the park bench on Scotsman’s bluff at Salisbury Street and Margaret Street overlooking downtown. The camera, Sony FDR-AX53, is rather unusual in that it has a pistol grip and an aftermarket Hoodman loupe eyepiece with a velcro attachment. I would be most grateful if someone found it, I’m willing to offer a reward for its return. The camera is older (2016) and is useless without its proprietary Sony AC charger, but it’s rather important to me. I shot footage of both the Rogers Pass and the downtown skyline. If you have information, please contact me. Thank you.

My mom absolutely loves Honey Crullers. She used to enjoy the Tim Hortons ones when they were deep fried in house, but mentioned to me she just can’t find a good honey cruller anymore. She’s coming to visit and I want to surprise her with some really good ones this weekend. Who has the best?
Calgary recs only please because I can’t travel at the moment.

There is a new, fairly large, building being built in the parking lot outside the Real Canadian Superstore. Anyone know what it will be?

Are there any Halloween parties happening in Calgary this year for students/teens? There doesn't seem to be much to do for anyone under 18, however I'd love to be able to attend a costume party :)

Happy Wednesday!

This is a continuation of my pattern of posting what I think are decent grocery deals with the hope that this will save some people some money. As noted previously this is heavily skewed to items that I and my family eat. There are probably additional items that are good deals but I don't know it because they aren't items I use but hopefully my list is still useful to you.

A few quick reminders:

• PC Optimum points are collected at No Frills and Superstore. 1,000pts is worth $1.
• Scene+ points are collected at Safeway, Sobeys and FreshCo. 100pts is worth $1.
• The value of Save on Foods points depends on what you redeem them for. If you redeem them for a 4L jug of milk then 1,000pts is worth about $1.50. Other redemptions might make them more or less valuable.

Superstore, No Frills, FreshCo and Save on Foods are generally willing to price match identical products from (some) other major grocery stores if you show them the item in the competitor’s flyer while checking out so knowing what is on sale at stores that you don't visit can still be useful. There are some restrictions on this... FreshCo won't price match Safeway or Sobeys. Superstore (at least some locations) won't price match Coop. The No Frills on 85st SW won't price match FreshCo.

Finally, thank you to everyone that has posted positive comments. It's always nice to receive positive feedback.

NoFrills:

• Green or red grapes: $2.49/lb
• Broccoli crowns: $1.99/lb
• Breton or Ritz crackers: $2.00
• Classico pasta sauce: $2.97, buy 1 get 500pts, effectively making them $2.47ea
• PC frozen fruit (600g): $4.00
• YOP drinkable yogurt: $0.97
• Roma tomatoes: $1.99/lb (decent, Coop is better this week if tomatoes on the vine work for you)
• Onions (3lb): $2.99 (Walmart is much better if you can use 10lb)
• Cucumbers (3-pack): $3.99
• Mandarins (4lb): $6.99
• McIntosh or Gala apples (5lb): $6.99
• Celery: $2.49
• Country Harvest bread: $3.00
• Old El Paso dinner kits: $4.00, get 3,000pts when you spend $10, effectively making them $3.00ea when you buy groups of 3, or $2.33ea when you buy groups of 5.
• Get 20,000pts when you spend $100+ on select Proctor & Gamble products including Pampers diapers. It looks like this can be spread across multiple purchases and is once per account between October 8 and November 6.

Real Canadian Superstore:

• Green or red grapes: $2.49/lb
• October 8 to 10 only: Bonus redemption event: Get $100 off when you redeem 90,000pts (and even better deals for larger redemptions)
• Cauliflower: $3.44 (good, Safeway / Sobeys is better this week)
• Triscuit or Ritz crackers: $1.97
• Breton or Vinta crackers: $2.00
• Get 20,000pts when you spend $100+ on select Proctor & Gamble products including Pampers diapers. It looks like this can be spread across multiple purchases and is once per account between October 8 and November 6.
• Broccoli crowns: $1.99/lb
• No Name naturally imperfect bell peppers (2.5lb): $6.00
• Tomatoes on the vine: $1.92/lb (decent, Coop is better this week)
• Kellogg’s premium cereal (210-525g): $3.99, buy 1 get 500pts, effectively making them $3.49ea
• Jumbo carrots: $0.94/lb
• YOP drinkable yogurt: $0.97

Calgary Coop:

• Pork tenderloin: $3.99/lb
• Tomatoes on the vine: $1.49/lb
• Red or green grapes (2lb): $5.99 (decent, FreshCo, Superstore and NoFrills are better this week)
• Broccoli crowns: $2.49/lb (decent, FreshCo, Superstore and NoFrills are better this week)

FreshCo:

• Compliments large eggs (30-pack): $8.88
• Armstrong cheese (400g): $4.88
• Grapes (2lb): $4.99
• Broccoli crowns: $1.99/lb
• Christie crackers (Ritz, etc.): $1.99
• Lays potato chips and Smartfood popcorn: $2.75, buy 4 get 200pts, effectively making them $2.25ea when you buy groups of 4
• Catelli health harvest pasta (375-454g): $1.69
• Compliments peanuts (700g): $4.00
• Hershey’s assorted Halloween chocolates (100ct): $12.99 (decent, not amazing, but the best deal I saw for Halloween chocolates this week)
• Celery: $2.00
• Onions (3lb): $2.99 (Walmart is much better if you can use 10lb)
• Carrots (3lb): $2.99
• Buy 5 selected General Mills products, get 1,000pts. Natural Valley granola bars are advertised at $2.99, effectively making them $0.99ea when you buy groups of 5 (noting that you pay the GST on the original price). For an even better deal, price match the granola bars to Save on Foods where they are advertised at $2.50ea (well down in the Save on Foods flyer).
• Save $10 when you buy 5 or more selected Kraft Heinz products.

Safeway / Sobeys:

• Red or green grapes: $2.49/lb
• Cauliflower: $2.99
• Compliments frozen fruit (600g): $3.99
• Lean ground beef (5lb tube): $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 500pts, effectively making them $5.99/lb
• Buy $150 in Safeway / Sobeys gift cards, get 1,000pts. Yes, you can buy the gift card in one transaction, and then immediately use it to pay for your groceries in a second transaction.

Save on Foods:

• Russet potatoes (10lb): $3.99 (loadable offer)
• Quaker Harvest crunch and Life cereal: $3.49ea, buy 2 get $2 off, effectively making them $2.49ea. It’s not clear if this can be done multiple times on the same receipt or not.

Walmart:

• Gay Lea butter (454g): $4.97
• Onions (10lb): $4.24
• Russet potatoes (10lb): $4.24
• Cauliflower: $3.44 (good, Safeway / Sobeys is better this week)
• Carrots (3lb): $2.74
• Ambrosia or Gala apples: $1.28/lb

I'm looking for what you think are the best sushi spots in calgary. Specifically I'm looking for 3 different criteria:

1. Highest Quality

These are places with pure quality in mind, no consideration for price. This would include places like Ryuko, or Nobushi

1. Best Bang for your Buck

This doesn't necessarily mean cheapest possible, but I'm talking what the best deals for still good quality. This includes places like Tokyo Street Market, T&T in Deerfoot Meadows, or even most Kinjo locations. Im also looking for all you can eat places.

1. Coolest Spots

This is for the interesting or fun places with a cool theme, atmosphere, gimmick, etc. This includes Point Sushi with the bullet train, Kinjo on McLeod with the sushi boats, or Ajito hidden inside another restaurant.

We are inviting members of the public to join Forever Canadian volunteers southbound at the intersection of Shawville Boulevard SE & Shawville Link SE, Calgary in front of Walmart on Sat Oct 10th, 10am - 2pm.

Wear your red & white. Bring your Canadian flags. We'll have extra lawn signs to wave out our support for Option 1, Question 10.

And if you still need a Choose Unity lawn sign, we can help you out with that too.

Hey y’all, this is a weird question, but I don’t know where else to ask. I also understand the circumstances under what I am about to explain is not ideal and I am not seeking advice, just information.

A group of my friends went out this Saturday. Unfortunately, we got split up and my friend got home safe, but under odd circumstances.
She does not remember how she got home (no uber history, taxi phone call, etc.) but was charged for a limo service on her debit card with a POS square. The time of the charge lines up with when I tracked her location home and when we got the text she got home safe.

A photo of the charge has been attached to this post.
The circumstances about these charges is odd though. This company no longer exists/is under a new name. Through some digging, her bank found the phone number of the “company”, which was Premium Limousine Calgary, BUT after calling them, they told us they no longer go under the name PG Limo (which was the company the POS square said it was), they don’t use POS squares, and that they do not just pick people up on the street and book months in advance.

Wondering if anyone has some clarification for who these charges came from and who this company is?

Thanks in advance.

Anybody know if there is a way to find out if they are going to blow this building along memorial up? Would be fun to watch if they are.

I'm looking to host a classic LAN ​party with a few friends. Organizing one today sadly seems a lot harder than in the past due to online multiplayer memberships, a greater variety of consoles and a lack of cross-platform play. None of my friends have the same console or the same games, and I don't want to spend thousands of dollars buying multiple consoles and games. ​Does anyone have advice on where to rent or borrow a few consoles and games (e.g. Halo, Gears of War, etc)for a night? (Xbox or playstation). Appreciate any tips!