Richest local you know

[FlameyMcFlameFace]

So I was laid off from my job today! So to sarcastically celebrate lets talk about lots of money! To play, just mention the wealthiest local you know, and what they do? Do they have their own company or climbed the corporate ladder to become an executive? Local can be any Albertan, but we can say any Canadian for this.

I'll start, one of my brother's best friends is a home builder and he is one of those fancy infill custom home builders that have been building $1M+ infills in this city for years! I forgot the name of the company However man drives a Audi R8 and has a mansion in Springbank!

Another would be one of my girl friends father sits on the executive team of Husky! Loads of money (hopefully he keeps his job with the recent buyout). They also have a mansion on the outskirts of the city.

Does anyone know anyone who has one of those ridiculously nice homes on the ridge of Crescent Heights?



Cheers! I hope everyone has a better day than I did today! Happy Holidays!

[calgarygeologist]

My kid played hockey with Robyn Regehr's kid. They are pretty rich. He also played hockey with the family who owns Peter's Drive In. They are pretty rich. I know a couple doctors who operate their own clinics and medical establishments and they are really rich.

[RichieRich]

I am RichieRich, but not "rich".

Still looking for work...
To answer your question, a friend has "stealth wealth" (the best kind of wealth). Don't know how much but he was a founder at a company that was bought out years ago and he hasn't had to work at all since then (but stays plenty busy), and has travelled extensively and had many awesome adventures with his long-time woman. The friend is totally laid back, not flashy at all or nor flaunts it, still drives an older vehicle, very modest. Total respect for the guy. He earned it.

[SeeGeeWhy]

Probably Ian MacGregor.

[timun]

I would guess that one of the parents of one of the kids I went to school with was the richest local I ever knew. A bunch of them were hedge fund managers, presidents, CEOs and such.

A cousins' spouse's father was a senior VP at a major oil company with offices in Calgary and Texas, so... not really a local, even if he lived here for ~15 years. Made mad stacks in the 2000s. Nice guy, very humble.

[lazypucker]

My family knows the Hon family, and they had showed up at a dinner party at my parent's house once in a Rolls Royce, which was pretty cool...

[FlameyMcFlameFace]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

My family knows the Hon family, and they had showed up at a dinner party at my parent's house once in a Rolls Royce, which was pretty cool...

This is the family that built the Guardian towers I believe? And the son is in the penthouse? Crazy money

[lazypucker]

Originally Posted by FlameyMcFlameFace

This is the family that built the Guardian towers I believe? And the son is in the penthouse? Crazy money

Yep, and the one who built that monster mansion with like a 50-stall garage out by Bragg Creek...

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/massive-m...gary-1.1842534

But I haven't been there yet...I suppose I will never get invited...

[Lumby Lager]

I know a few people that are crazy wealthy. I would have to say the one with the most would probably be Guy Turcotte. It’s kind of funny that someone who owns a few nice golf courses is a member at the Vernon golf club but with that much money why not have a membership for your lake house. Super nice guy when dealing with him at the course and you would never guess he was that wealthy, helikes golfing in the early morning and walks with a carry bag, I can respect that.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

Yep, and the one who built that monster mansion with like a 50-stall garage out by Bragg Creek...

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/massive-m...gary-1.1842534

But I haven't been there yet...I suppose I will never get invited...

Neat part from that article

Others on chatboards and social media have marveled at its size. A post on the Calgarypuck forum, “Flabbibulin” says it’s, “the biggest bloody house I have ever seen!,” while “OzyFlame” dubbed it, “overly hedonistic,” and “jaydorn” asks, “That's a house?! Drove by there last month and just thought it was a weird place for a hotel/condos. But a single family home?”

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

My family knows the Hon family, and they had showed up at a dinner party at my parent's house once in a Rolls Royce, which was pretty cool...

I wouldn't say I "know" him, but I played a season of beer league hockey with Nick Hon and had no clue who he was, until one game I arrived at the same time, and he was driving a super expensive SUV. I had to ask my buddy who ran the team, who he was.
Nice enough guy, and clearly pretty humble about his wealth, at least on the ice and in the locker room.

Outside of that, growing up, my best friend's dad was good friends with the owner of Beattie Homes. I spent many summers ripping out to Inveremere in the newest BMWs with him, although that's not even close to the level of wealth that we're really talking about in this thread, I think.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

My family knows the Hon family, and they had showed up at a dinner party at my parent's house once in a Rolls Royce, which was pretty cool...

My dad worked at an oil tools manufacturing shop and when I was in high school he got me a job there as an after school gig. I worked in the shop doing odd jobs and cleaning things up and what not. I was talking with one of machinists at one point who was a young guy in his 20s. He told me about the time a couple years prior when his grandpa died who was apparently pretty wealthy. When he died he obviously split up his wealth amongst his family and surprisingly he left that machinists a Rolls Royce in his will. He said it was the most ridiculous thing ever because the guy could barely afford insurance for it and had no business driving a Rolls. He drove it to work a few times and parked beside his bosses and Management just for laughs. He had to sell it as it made no sense to keep it but he said it was something he would never forget.

[Bigtime]

Nick Hon lived in Arriva when I was there, was up in one of the penthouse units. Had 4-6 parking spots and would rotate the vehicles based on the season. Summer was a Ferrari (and a Lambo I think) and some other really unique sports cars. Winter time the Land Rover and Rolls Royce would be in rotation.

[troutman]

Is OP planning a heist? Don't do it!

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by troutman

Is OP planning a heist? Don't do it!

You sonofabitch. I’m in!

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Neat part from that article

Hmmm, in retrospect I would have guessed more than 11,000 sq ft. Quite a few in the Calgary area that are bigger

[8sPOT]

Lots of sneaky rich folks out there too. I had a guy come in to give his daughter a $600k cheque, some kind of school money or something I cant recall. She was going to University and this was her spending money essentially.

Also had a 'rich' uncle when I was a kid, but turns out giving me $20 and some gun doesn't actually make him rich.

[SportsJunky]

Nm

[looooob]

Brad Shaw was my son's first hockey coach. Had no idea who he was for 95% of the season . very low key.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

My kid played hockey with Robyn Regehr's kid. They are pretty rich. He also played hockey with the family who owns Peter's Drive In. They are pretty rich. I know a couple doctors who operate their own clinics and medical establishments and they are really rich.

just clarifying that while these specific examples may well be true, Robyn Regehr is in truth (unless he's made some blunders along the way) definitely richer than most doctors