Hi Miekamonster,
Three of our members are in Calgary which of course would be the first places I would suggest visiting …
Sleepboutique (formerly Labbe Bedding) Local factory direct manufacturer that makes a complete range of two sided mattresses including innerspring, memory foam, polyfoam, and latex (including organic latex). They can also custom build a mattress in a lower budget range. They use high quality foams and materials in their mattresses, have a wide range of choices, and there is some very good quality and value here.
tmasc.ca is a smaller sleep shop with stores in Edmonton and Calgary, AB which specialize in high quality premium mattresses and some very high quality bedding products. They carry SleepTek and Greensleep customizable latex mattresses and Berkeley Ergonomics customizable pocket coil/microcoil/latex mattresses. I have known Daniel one of the owners there for several years and they are exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful and have great integrity.
halstead.ca Local factory direct manufacturer who produces a range of high quality mattresses including latex and latex hybrids which also have some good value. They can be customized on each side as well as for the layers that are used to “fit” each person and can also be further customized after purchase if needed or if needs change.
As you probably know from reading on the site … smaller independent manufacturers who sell factory direct or through better sleep shops in general are the best source of both quality materials and value in mattresses IMO.
Our membership list is a group of manufacturers and retailers where I have talked with the owners enough to know that they have a combination of quality, value, service and transparency and compete well with the best in the industry and who also believe in the goals and ideas of this site enough to offer a discount or bonus to the members here (those who have registered and posted on the forum).
Some other Calgary options that may also be worth including in your research include …
Natural Mattresses Handcrafted in Calgary, AB – Black Sheep Mattress Company Local manufacturer. Makes some very high quality hand built mattresses using natural materials including innersprings, natural fibers, and for some models 100% natural latex. I have talked with Christian here (the owner) and was impressed with both his knowledge and his commitment to the value he provides to his customers. Good quality and value.
http://www.themattressmaker.ca/index.html Local manufacturer. Specializes in innerspring and Dunlop latex mattresses.
http://www.bodo.ca/ Carries intelligel mattresses which use buckling column gel in the comfort layers. An unusual but fairly costly material and while it would be worth testing because buckling column gel it is somewhat unique material … I would make some careful comparisons to make sure that the benefits are worth any premium in price compared to other high quality materials such as latex or memory foam. They also carry OMI latex mattresses which are also premium latex mattresses but are also in a more premium price range so I would make some careful “value” comparisons here as well.
http://www.dormirbedandfoam.ca/ Carries various types of good quality foam mattresses that use different combinations of high quality foams including Energia, High Density memory foam (up to 8 lb), polyfoam, and Talalay latex.
Shop Furniture & Home DĂ©cor - Bring Home To Life - IKEA CA There are some better options here (along with some low quality options I would avoid). There is more about their mattresses in post #3 here.
Hope this helps
Phoenix