sorry grover, didn't see this post until now.
There are two small SB stores up here in the NE but nothing to write home about, that's for sure! The big one here in Calgary is called Scrapbookers Paradise and there are two of them, one in the SW and one in the NW both are about a 25 minute drive from the airport area. There is a Michaels really close to the airport area on 32nd Avenue, that's where I go to use all my coupons
As for Ikea, they just moved it a few months ago to the SE area. It used to be about 10 mins from the airport here in the NE but they outgrew themselves and needed a bigger warehouse. It's now down near Deerfoot and Southland Drive-ish. The good thing is if you are hauling yourself down to Ikea, it's only about 7-10 minutes from Scrapbookers Paradise in the south (which is the better store!)