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Permit activityDetected 4w ago

Specsaver Crowfoot

Retail·Arbour Lake·#1 35 CROWFOOT WY NW ↗

Not on the City of Calgary's licence register when we last read it in full, on 1 Nov 2026. Search the City’s register ↗The licence below is the last record we hold. It is not a statement about whether the business is open.

Permit activity detected

Shared address. Also at this address: Bento Sushi, Calgary Co-Op #13, Calgary Co-Op Cannabis Crowfoot and Calgary Co-Op Gas Bar #13. We can’t tell whose permit this is — call to confirm.

Evidence

Permit numberDP2026-05696

Calgary Development Permits

Permit descriptionTEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS E (DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN)

Calgary Development Permits

Permit dateOct 7, 2026

Calgary Development Permits

Permit history

1 permit

City permits filed at this address, newest first. Cancelled, refused and on-hold permits are hidden — a permit that is not proceeding is not activity.

  • DP2026-05696SignageApplication Received
    Oct 7, 2026

    TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS E (DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN)

    Development permit · Signs - Discretionary Use

Arbour Lake context

2 new retail businesses opened in Arbour Lake in the last 90 days.

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Already covered

Checked Oct 21, 2026

What we found this business already using. Worth not pitching.

Website / local SEO

website found at specsavers.ca

Likely service needs

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Strongest evidence first. Each line says what we observed, not what a business of this type usually needs.

Business insuranceweak

typical for this licence type and category

Bookkeeping / accountingweak

typical for this licence type and category

POS / paymentsweak

typical for this licence type and category

Payrollweak

typical for this licence type and category

Signageweak

typical for this licence type and category

Security systemsweak

typical for this licence type and category

Not checked: Social media / SMM · Booking software · E-commerce · Business email on own domain

{ }Source record · Calgary Business LicensesShow
{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -114.2009729,
      51.1235451
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2026-10-08T10:34:17.000Z",
  "address": "#1 35 CROWFOOT WY NW",
  "getbusid": "16544116",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX535072737}",
  "comdistcd": "ARB",
  "comdistnm": "ARBOUR LAKE",
  "tradename": "SPECSAVER CROWFOOT",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2024-10-09T10:34:17.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Renewal Invoiced"
}
{ }How this was classifiedShow
CategoryRetail
Classificationdeterministic

Rules over the city's own licence type. No guesses and no model — the same input always produces the same category.

{ }Raw signal evidenceShow
{
  "items": [
    {
      "field": "permitnum",
      "label": "Permit number",
      "value": "DP2026-05696",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/6933-unw5.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Development Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "ec1ca62e-9c70-433e-8a45-d875e4f6eb1c"
    },
    {
      "field": "description",
      "label": "Permit description",
      "value": "TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS E (DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/6933-unw5.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Development Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "ec1ca62e-9c70-433e-8a45-d875e4f6eb1c"
    },
    {
      "field": "applieddate",
      "label": "Permit date",
      "value": "2026-10-07",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/6933-unw5.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Development Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "ec1ca62e-9c70-433e-8a45-d875e4f6eb1c"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Permit DP2026-05696 matches the address of 5 licensed businesses. CityRadar cannot determine which business the permit is for without contacting them.",
  "permitAttribution": {
    "otherCandidates": [
      {
        "name": "BENTO SUSHI",
        "businessSlug": "bento-sushi-6d8e3dd0"
      },
      {
        "name": "CALGARY CO-OP #13",
        "businessSlug": "calgary-co-op-13-eafabc4b"
      },
      {
        "name": "CALGARY CO-OP CANNABIS CROWFOOT",
        "businessSlug": "calgary-co-op-cannabis-crowfoot-1443b710"
      },
      {
        "name": "CALGARY CO-OP GAS BAR #13",
        "businessSlug": "calgary-co-op-gas-bar-13-072bf64c"
      }
    ],
    "matchedBusinesses": 5
  }
}

Contact

Websitespecsavers.ca ↗
Phone(403) •••-••••
EmailNot yet listed

How we source contacts

At a glance

CategoryRetail
Licence on recordRenewal Invoiced
CommunityArbour Lake
First seenOct 9, 2024
Expiry on that recordOct 8, 2026
Licence typeRETAIL DEALER - PREMISES
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#1 35 CROWFOOT WY NW

Arbour Lake, Calgary, AB

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