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I've heard with the US tariffs and looming retaliation, we may be entering a trade war. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how drafting will work? Will it be like Vietnam birthdays but in reverse order? And how long until we're shipped out?

Any info is appreciated because I'm thinking of trying to draft dodge.

Anonymous Statement on My Experience as an Alberta Sheriff

Introduction

This is a firsthand account from a former Alberta Sheriff, shared anonymously to protect against retaliation. My experience occurred between 2020 and 2022. I served with professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to public safety, but I witnessed and experienced a deeply toxic workplace culture, leadership failures, and systemic misconduct.

I am choosing to share this now because the truth matters. I have spent years processing the damage this job caused me, and I no longer want to carry the weight of silence.

1. A Culture of Retaliation & Targeting Competent Officers

Throughout my career, I upheld the highest professional standards:

✔ No reprimands, write-ups, or lateness. ✔ Followed all legal and safe orders. ✔ Received a Merit Award for Valour for saving a woman and child from a burning vehicle. ✔ Developed a provincial-wide training program for a vehicle not covered in academy training.

Despite this, I was systematically undermined, retaliated against, and placed in unsafe situations—not because I failed at my job, but because I refused to compromise my integrity. • Supervisors punished me for questioning unsafe orders by assigning me the worst and most dangerous tasks. • When I refused an unsafe inmate transport due to extreme weather, I was later interrogated about my decision—despite another team being sent instead and nearly crashing. • I was forced into a closed-door meeting where leadership listed everything they disliked about me, including my stance and tone of voice, instead of addressing legitimate workplace issues.

The message was clear: challenge the system, and you will pay for it.

2. A Pattern of Misconduct, Unsafe Practices, & Lack of Accountability • Reports of officer misconduct—including inappropriate and unprofessional behavior with inmates—were ignored, while those who reported it were dismissed. • A sergeant failed to report an inmate’s suicide attempt before transferring them back to jail, leaving uncertainty about their fate. • An inmate attempted to assault me, and instead of ensuring proper procedures were followed, a supervisor later uncuffed them and placed them in general population without consulting me.

These were not isolated incidents—they were part of a larger culture of negligence, abuse of power, and silence.

3. The Psychological Cost of Working in a Broken System

In 2020, I was ambushed and assaulted by an inmate. • I suffered a concussion and was pressured to return to work while still experiencing symptoms like headaches and nausea. • I was later required to watch footage of my own assault in court and be questioned directly by the individual who attacked me. • I began experiencing severe PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and uncontrollable anger.

When I sought medical help, I was dismissed by a psychiatrist and handed medication without real support. That same day, I almost took my own life.

This is what happens to officers who serve in a system that discards them the moment they become “damaged.”

4. What Happened After I Left Law Enforcement

Due to the long-term impact of my injuries, I was deemed unfit to return to law enforcement. Under Alberta’s system, it is the Government of Alberta—not the Sheriffs—that is responsible for finding me new employment.

However, years have passed, and I remain in limbo. • Despite my experience, professionalism, and training contributions, I have been left without direction or opportunity. • I have spent years working to recover from the trauma this job inflicted on me. • I have watched good officers be forced out, ignored, or destroyed by a system that refuses to protect them.

5. Why I Am Speaking Out Now

I waited before sharing my story because I needed time to process, heal, and understand what happened to me.

When you serve in law enforcement, you are told to push through, bury your trauma, and move on. But no matter how much time passes, the truth doesn’t change.

🚨 I did not leave because I was weak. 🚨 I did not leave because I was incapable. 🚨 I was forced out because I refused to compromise my values, my safety, and my ethics.

This system does not protect its officers. It does not prioritize public safety. It prioritizes control, corruption, and silencing those who speak out.

I know I am not the only one. I know others are experiencing the same. I hope they know they are not alone.

This is my story. And I refuse to let them define my worth.

(Somewhat anonymous I suppose)

Hi everyone , i recently moved neighborhoods in Calgary and am looking to be a dog walker. Ideally a few dogs from houses next to each other , but starting with one is great for me too.

Does anyone know where i can look for that ? E.g., a fb group or something ?

was going over paystubs and I just realized that I don't get overtime, each week I work a total of 36 hours. that's 4 hours of overtime each week not including when I cover shifts which generally are always 9 hours each. he says "Anything over 88 hours gets paid out as overtime" but that doesn't really seem right? maybe it is? i have no idea so im looking to get an answer. my last check had 96 hours on it and I didn't get a single hour of overtime which doesn't seem to add up in my eyes

Friday - 10 hours

Saturday - 9 hours

sunday - 8 hours

Monday - 9 hours

In the wake of the US President’s illegal tariff measures, it is clear that an alternative model for Canadian energy distribution and/or resource development should be considered, independent of trade dependence on a hostile partner.

One of the best solutions IMO is accelerating the output of solid and stabilized bitumen stock, that was devised around a decade ago: bitumen balls/pucks, already commercially developed in collaboration with CN Rail, as Canna-Pucks.

This product could be widely marketed in interprovincial trade, very safely transported, and used directly as feedstock for roadworks nationwide. Regional development, urban and provincial roads construction and maintenance, and even composites manufacturing nationwide could all benefit, all at a net benefit to the Alberta economy.

I think this should be seriously considered in our current situation facing off against the hostile American administration. Plus, this is lower cost and safer than upgrading the raw bitumen, more sustainable than huge pipeline projects, and satisfies the lower emissions standards which will otherwise be demanded by many other trading partners, making it a viable export commodity in this alternative form.

Hey ya’ll! I have an interview with the Alberta Government for a seasonal wildfire logistics assistant! I have always wanted to work with the Alberta government so I’m super excited to be even considered for an interview. However interviews are not my best strength and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks for acing this interview and what I can expect! They label it as a “competency based interview”

I’m debating drop English 30 and taking it online… does anyone know the easiest online school to do it through and / or what it’s like?

Thank you!!!!

The 10% tariff planned by Trump will not slow the sale of heavy Alberta oil to America. The USA can’t replace the grade of oil we sell them with domestic supply. Their refineries are set up for our oil and can’t switch over to their light oil without very expensivel refits. So if dummy Trump to wants to tax his people biggly so what. Even with the tariff our oil will still be cheaper than world price.

I will try and make this as short as possible but detailed. My wallet was either stolen or I dropped it somewhere and lost it but it had my drivers license in it. I'm currently staying in red deer with a friend due to my work contract being finished and originally from calgary. I don't have any proof of residency here and the registry is going to send my new drivers license back to calgary which is fine, because I still know the people that live there.

The issue is that my friend I was staying with had a suspended license that I didn't know about and the car got a 30 day seizure. I can appeal it and possibly win or not, but I won't have photo identification for roughly 10 business days I'm assuming. Now here's where things start to suck, I can have my identification mailed, but it says on canada post website I need photo ID to pick up mail from the post. Which would be that letter.

Another route I saw was that I can rent a uhaul truck with my interim identification, but I used their cost estimator and it was looking to be around 200 dollars for the round trip. Luckily I goto my bank enough that recently they didn't require my identification because they have seen me so many times.

I'm wondering if I'm missing a alternate method to get my photo ID when it arrives in calgary, because with out my any photo ID it's complicating everything. I don't have a passport and my birth certificate got lost when my dad passed away and my step mom took everything with her and hasn't talked to me in over 2 years.

Any advice would help. Thanks.

I do have my alberta health card and a picture of my driver license saved on my phone but a photo of a ID doesn't seem to be sufficient.

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I ski Rocky Mountain west. I’m 230lbs 6’2”. I’ve been skiing for 5 years and I’m comfortable on most terrain/runs.

I’ve been learning for the past 5 years on skis I was given as hand me downs. The skis are 70mm under foot and 170 in length. I SINK in powder. It’s time for me to upgrade as I want to get into some more variability in terms of powder.

I still want to be able to ski around on piste and rip a groomer but I really want some confidence going into deeper snow.

QUESTION: Based on my size and skill, do y’all think that 105 under foot would still help me float on fresh snow or should I go wider? I’ll probably get a longer ski 185-195 just because I’m a bulkier guy (now I regret all those years of bulking 😉 haha).

Thanks for your input!!

https://chatnewstoday.ca/2025/01/31/albertas-flat-rate-child-care-not-beneficial-to-all-say-medicine-hat-mothers/

The Alberta government is pathetic. My daycare fees are going up from 181 month to the new flat rate fee and now my daycare is going to be adding 50 dollar per month meal costs to the monthly fees on top of the new flat rate fee introduced. New monthly fees for me April 1st is $376 per kid vs 181 per kid aged 0-4. That’s a huge 106 percent increase per kid needing full time daycare for families who are already struggling.

My Co worker who makes 40 percent more than me and has a way higher family income of just under 300k is pumped though because his fees just went from 1150 per month to 323 per kid. His family is not struggling and he doesn’t need the subsidy. Shame on the Alberta goverment you just increased my daycare fees 106 percent and decreased the wealthy persons fees substantially. I’m now paying $2304 per year more so that the rich can save $9924 per kid per year.

thanks again UCP goverment for taking food off my table.

Sincerely, A pissed off middle class Albertan.

I live in ontario and over here we have the big three with Costco and Walmart. Do you guys have a local giant? Wasn't able to find any info online. And if you know about bc situation please let me know as well.

If the answers no. Was there ever one, did they die off?