Scots in Calgary
 

Hey,

I moved to Calgary May 2014, living in the Bletline and working in Mission, I have met lots of irish people but no Scots.

Are there any scots in Calgary?

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Too many for my liking :lol: There is even a Celtic supporters club or used to be last time I was there.

Celtic Supporters Club's in Canada - Calgary C.S.C.

Wow they even have Scottish country dancing. Is that like line dancing with a bottle of Irn Bru?

Scottish Country Dancing: RSCDS Calgary Branch

Not forgetting the Calgary Robbie Burns Club

THE CALGARY BURNS CLUB - Home Page

They even have a Scottish store(s).
Google serach Calgary Scottish brings up a host of things Jock related.

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There's tonnes of us, but we all stay in the North :P

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ahh! Do you guys get together for nights out or anything?

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I live in Calgary, SW and work in AMEC Place.

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Meet me in the Kilt & Caber on Friday evening and I could show you a couple
:)

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So I just googled the Kit and Caber, I dont think I have been that far South! Is this where all the Scots congregate?

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Hi Clare....
Well I usually pop in with a guy from London and one from Newcastle but I have heard a few scots voices around.. :thumbsup:

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We frequent Canadian Brewhouse on Harvest Hills and 96th Ave NE, and Scotsmans Well on Symons Valley Road NW!

Brewhouse has all the sports channels so we're there for all the big events

The Fiddlers Courtyard in Bridgeland is (or was) owned by a Scottish guy...they have Tennents on tap and it still tastes just as shitey after making the 5000mile journey across the Atlantic

The Drum and Monkey on 10th is the Sevco5088 supporters club, its not very good though

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ah ok, will need to try the Canadian Brewhouse and Scotsmans Well!
Does the Brewhouse play Scottish football games?

not too keen on venturing to the Drum and Monkey!

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If a Canadian sports channel carries them (usually SNW does) then yeah they'll put it on for you!

They probably wouldn't open for an early Saturday game though...there are some who will...of which i believe Drum&Monkey is one, but i'd rather watch it in the house than go there hah

Where are you from originally? And what brought you to Calgary?

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ah ok kl!
im from Wishae! just beside Motherwell!
work and I needed an adventure!

how about yourself? what sunny part of Scotland are you from?

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From the metric part apparently.

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I left Scotland to get away from Scots and the first true friend I made here was from Wishae. Fortunately my luck got better over the years, but he's still a close friend.

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Costa Del Ayr...got offered a job almost 2 and a half years ago and haven't looked back!

I'll pm you my contact info if you fancy a pint and blether

Went through school learning metric but work in imperial/SAE so best of both worlds :thumbsup:

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WATP.....:rofl:

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NYFN.

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FTOF

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I went to the Kilt and Caber on a trip to Calgary last year.Its a nice pub but doesnt have any scottish beers ,draft or bottle which was crap as I think the owner is scottish.

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really lol cant believe there is enother scot from wishae in Calgary!
You should count yourslef lucky that the wishae punter is a friend and not a foe!

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That might be a good thing, lol I am scottish too near Calgary

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I met a guy in the Tilted Kilt on 17th one night who used to stay a few houses up from my gran, which is only 3 streets away from my old house :lol:

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I know what you mean! Canada has some really great craft beers.One of my favorites is from Russell BC Angry Wee Scotch Ale .I work for a company in Winnipeg in the summer and there isnt any scottish bars there not that I know of.There is an Irish club in Erin St been a couple times .Next summer Im planning on working in AB so may have time to check these other pubs eh.

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Hi Claire - I'm from Motherwell and my husband is from Airdrie! We're living in the far NW (in Nolan Hill). It's been a heck of a long time since I've heard another Scottish accent :D

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strangely enough I have actuallynever come across another scottish person in my 3 or 4 years here(in bc though)

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Hi All...

I know this is going off the socialising point..!! I'm from Clydebank originally, moved out to Ontario couple of months back in search for something different...! Not much doin' where I am... seriously lookin at heading to Calgary.. ( wife and 9 yr old in tow)Question ..? Is it that expensive on the outskirts for rental... lookin to buy eventually.. if jobs etc kick in... any help / advice would be grateful.. thnx

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Hi Floyd ,have a look at Airdrie | Local House Rentals in Alberta | Kijiji Classifieds
I set the search on Airdire which is just north of Calgary but you can change the search for youself.Maybe look at Remax too they do rentals also.I live in Winnipeg and I know Calgary is more expensive.Good luck.

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I was in Maple Ridge BC for a few days during Canada Day celebrations,you should have gave me a call!

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Thnx for that Neil... Still deciding whether it's worth heading out to Calgary or is elsewhere as good for work..!! decisions.. desicions,, Lot to consider..:(

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How lucky can one person get?

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Not meeting any Irish or Welsh as well :rofl:

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damn scots, they ruined scotland !

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No problem.A mate of mine has recently moved to Edmonton,hes telling there lots of work there and surrounding areas .Im looking into going there for work also.

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Hi Floyd 1965 where in Ontario are you? We are Scottish been here nearly 5 years. We live South of Hamilton.

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I'm from Helensburgh living in Calgary at the moment, use rentfaster.com for checking rentals in Calgary. There are a few towns on the outskirts (40 minish drive) of Calgary such as Cochrane, Airdire, Okotoks

What is your trade?

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Hi cbrown,, firstly better apologize to clare francis for hijacking post..!! Old helensburger..!! had many a good time there and down in Rhu... I was a firefighter for 20 years... also like a lot of other firemen, always been in renovation, construction etc,,, recently completed degree in sustainable building tech,,, so something in const' management is what the ideal would be,,, for now,,, anything with a proper wage that'll cover rent..! to get started.. to answer madscots,, we came to Peterborough, Ontario, as this is where my wife's family are originally from..!1 unfortunately , there is no work ,, so Calgary it has to be...? think i'll start a new post here or clare francis will kill me..! :)

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I used to like fishing at Rhu lighthouse when the tide was out :)
Living in Edmonton,work with one other Scotsman,but he's a lazy bugger,and full of himself(from Snydebank)
From Beith Ayrshire myself,loving it up in Edmonton.

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Rhu spit is very popular with fishermen, it used to be shallow enough to herd cows over....

Work wise in Calgary O&G is going through the crap part of the cycle. Construction wise though it is still booming, my girlfriends dad owns a drywall and stucco business and he says it is going flat out for now...

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Thnx..... Just spendin this week phoning around different companies.. was gonna take a trip over and chap some doors,, but reckon it's too close to holidays, most places winding down now...!! reckon if I can arrange a few meetings and hopefully a start somewhere in the new year...? so anybody knows of anything. let me know...:)

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Agree being close to holidays, I would hold off.Worst case you could work in fort mac for 1 month on driving a truck @$30phr