We'll I am a fellow Calgarian, just getting back into bonsai from a 20 yr hiatus. Being only 29, you can see I've been tracking Bonsai for some time, but never had the opportunity to grow much.
Since I bought a new house this year, I am starting up in earnest. If you all would like to start an email list, let me know and I'll co-ordinate.
I'm by no means a pro, barely even a novice!, but we can all sort it out together.
If keeping in touch sounds like a good thing, drop me an email at:
simple (at) canada dot com. (Cryptic I know, but this is the "expect spam" email addy)
PS: SLC, is Zeolite no good? I was going to pick up a bag.