Reddit pulse / page 31
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone found what might be Montreal's most questionable Bixi station placement: stuck in a parking lot on a slope with gravel piled next to it. Peak city planning.
Ebox and Bell fiber-to-the-home internet service is degraded across the Montreal region. Check the Ebox status page if you're experiencing outages rn.
Someone built a site ranking Montreal restaurants purely on how many people vouch for them—no sponsored placements, no pay-to-play. Small spots are finally visible.
A Reddit thread is buzzing over the sudden removal of the Bixi station on Parc Avenue near the Tam Tams area. No word yet on why it's gone.
There's apparently a chicken restaurant on Beaubien that's offering a discount if you can prove you're female — and Reddit's not sure what to make of it.
A 36-year-old Montreal massage therapist has been accused of filming a woman without consent and could have had as many as 300 victims. Alvin Narciso allegedly committed the crimes in May and June. Crown prosecutor Annabelle Sheppard called it "a very large-scale investigation."
Someone just realized Montreal's Maestro transit pass — the loyalty reward you used to get after a year of OPUS membership — is basically gone. It used to give you a free month per year plus a free guest pass plus compatibility with Quebec City transit. Now it's just $5 a month.
Ontario's been dropping prefab concrete road slabs on highways since 2004 — no curing time, streets reopen overnight. Montreal's still doing the pothole-patch-repave cycle. Could precast panels fix our streets faster?
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough is running a quick survey about street cleanliness — 7 questions, 5 minutes. They want your input on what needs to improve in the neighbourhood. Deadline is September 21.
someone's visiting family in mtl this november and wants to play a game or two — looking for a rec league or pickup that accepts total newbies. if you know where the beginner games are, the r/montreal thread is live.
a vancouver guy (36, two kids, corporate) who's been running beer meetups for guys looking to expand their circle is thinking of bringing the thing to mtl — had 20 guys show up in surrey, 21 signed up for calgary sept 5. low-pressure, just beer and new people.
r/montreal's wrestling with a real gap: a family member is in crisis after being assaulted downtown but won't go to police. therapist helps, but there's no MIRA dog program without a report, and pepper spray is illegal here. what actually exists for people in this exact situation?
someone needed to vent about côte-saint-luc commuters — specifically people who can't commit to a lane and line-surf for half a kilometre, creating gridlock for everyone else. rural life is looking pretty good rn.
Elections Quebec's wrapping up its probe into the Liberal leadership race and is sending dozens of violation notices for illegal donations, including prête-noms for $500 gifts. Investigation involved 300+ witnesses.
Reddit's sorting out the timeline for student OPUS cards after getting into a full-time AEC program. Do you apply right after acceptance, or wait until classes start? Folks sharing their experiences.
His Last Dollar, a 40-minute doc about Bernie Gurberg and Montreal's Dollar Cinema, premieres Sept 24 at 2 p.m. at the Cummings Centre in Côte-des-Neiges. The film follows the beloved budget cinema during its final month before closing after 18 years. Bernie'll do a Q&A after.
Someone's threatening to fund moving walkways at Jean-Talon if they hit the lottery — the walk to the orange line adds 10+ minutes to every commute. Locals are not joking about alternatives.
Line 45 bus crawled from the metro to Ontario Street in half an hour today and riders are stumped. Something major's slowing traffic on Papineau but the cause isn't visible.
someone new to marketplace here says half the sellers want them in their apartment unit — never happened in other cities. asking if montréal's just more trusting or if they're getting unlucky with the sales.
parents on reddit asking whether you can actually raise kids in montréal without a car — someone says the métro works if you're near a station, others pointing out sports equipment and winter make it harder, but some families swear they're managing it with bixi + car-share.
