Reddit pulse
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
bike theft season is in full swing — someone tried to cut through a lock with an electric saw at 1 a.m. on a residential street. police response: basically nothing. if you're locking up outside, this is the reality rn.
martinez ferrada's admin apparently wants to pay borough mayors 700 bucks per meeting to show up at the Table des maires. that's 10 meetings a year, so 7000 per borough. some are calling it a bonus nobody asked for.
someone in the Village got video of a guy casing their apartment — trying to look in windows, writing stuff on his phone. neighbours have footage too. if you live ground floor and have security cameras, worth checking your footage rn.
the museum of archeology and history at pointe-à-callière has an exhibit on the underground sewer system running under vieux-montreal. someone posted pictures from it taken back in 2022 and people are fascinated by what's literally buried under the cobblestones.
people on reddit are saying montreal and south shore night markets have lost their charm. influencers hype them up on instagram and tiktok, but once you get there it's tiny portions for huge prices and insane lineups. debate's on whether they're even worth the trip anymore.
person on reddit is looking to start a walking club around montreal. they're into daily 10k+ steps, exploring different parts of the city, and hitting spots like the lachine canal, mont royal, and the old port. if you're into walking and meeting people, they're looking for folks to join.
The IMAX 70mm projector has been repaired after sitting broken since 2014. Now people want Cineplex to screen films like Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two that the city missed in the 12-year gap.
The Montreal staple shop is still open and customers are keeping it alive. A piece of local retail history that's not going anywhere.
Someone posted that the roller coaster is "the worst on Earth." The Montreal ride is catching heat for a rough experience.
A petition is circulating to bring back parallel bus routes alongside the REM instead of relying solely on the transit line. Residents are signing on to demand more transit options.
A dozen police cars showed up under the viaduct in Rosemont Wednesday evening with multiple access points closed. No official word yet on what triggered the response.
The REM went down for several hours Wednesday with no rider notifications or shuttle service info. Commuters caught the outage mostly through social media. Operator says they need to improve communications when things break.
Rosemont just reworked 6e Avenue near Louis-Hébert school and it's turning into a case study for fixing the city. Narrower sidewalks slow cars near the school, plant beds replace asphalt to fight heat, and the city saves money on maintenance. Some locals are questioning whether better plants might help with flooding more than the current setup.
New data on the $90-billion TGV project: it's expensive but worth it economically. Quebec's passenger rail system ranks among the worst in the West for a corridor of 15 million people.
Imagine Monkland is back Aug. 20–23 in NDG — the street's pedestrianized for four days with local merchants, live music, dance, and family activities. Check out Monkland Avenue traffic-free.
Someone dropped a chair on Highway 15 this morning. Honestly, please pick it up and add felt to the bottom so it doesn't scratch wood tiles.
A local spotted a new street art piece in Ahuntsic this morning — looks like it finally got its finish after a few years of being half-done.
A Montrealer created a live web tool that shows buses and trains across major Quebec transit agencies in real time — or simulated — positioned on their actual routes. It's fun to watch if your PC can handle it.
A Reddit user just posted a shout-out to the stranger who tossed their glasses back after they dropped them heading into the métro. Doors closed a second later — clutch catch.
Someone's giving away one or two free tickets to the Louanges surprise show happening today at 7:30 p.m. at the Biosphère — DM if you're interested.
