Reddit pulse / page 33
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Latest waste audit confirms trash cans are still packed with stuff that should be in the blue and brown bins. Only 48% of household garbage is being diverted from landfills, even though blue-bin recycling and brown-bin compost pickup are available everywhere on the island.
Someone caught a rare supernumerary rainbow—extra bands of color inside the main arc. You can faintly see the classic double bow, but look close and you'll spot the extras on the inside. First time seeing one?
Kids are walking through piles of garbage on the way to school in Parc-Extension. Residents have complained repeatedly about overflowing bins, illegal dumping, and littered sidewalks. A YouTuber recently called it the dirtiest neighbourhood in Montreal.
Transit Royale premium got free upgrades in Toronto and Vancouver thanks to partnerships with TTC and TransLink. Montreal's still paying $25 a year for it. STM, you hearing this?
Someone noticed today that STM announced the metro transfer lines differently—now they're calling out the line number plus the colour, and the voice sounds different. Why the change? Everyone already knows the lines by colour.
evio's building a hybrid-electric turboprop aircraft quietly at montreal hq. think short regional routes like montreal-ottawa, not transatlantic. the evio 810 would carry 76-88 passengers with two-blade propellers on each wing. founded in 2018, the startup's banking on a gap in the market—no modern cost-effective solution exists for that distance range yet.
we're officially the most generous tippers in Canada. don't know if it's our culture or just guilt but montrealers are throwing down bigger tips than any other city in the country rn.
New REM stations could be built in Griffintown and Pointe-Saint-Charles by 2030, expanding the metro system into underserved neighborhoods.
Even Montreal police are worried about bike theft. The SPVM apparently has to secure their bicycles the same way residents do.
A new comedy for Crave called "Cats in the Plateau" is filming on Avenue Mont-Royal near Le Rouge Gorge.
Someone reported a road collapse around a drainage sewer to 311 on a Friday afternoon. Blue collar crew already filled and patched it by Tuesday. Good to see 311 and LaSalle works actually delivering.
A bed sheet is serving as a curtain and fencing holds the brick facade together at Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital. The building's crumbling condition says everything about Quebec's healthcare system right now.
Riders still can't figure out where they're supposed to go in Old Montreal. The waterfront path is closed to bikes, and the main route feels cramped with pedestrians. City surveying bike lane ideas — maybe they'll actually ask cyclists what works.
Someone tried to run a con near Place des Arts métro on Bleury Street — guy claimed he'd lost his wallet in Dubai, needed cash for gas. Offered a ring as collateral but it felt too light to be gold. Classic setup.
The legendary vacuum store on Saint-Laurent is a merch machine now—locals repping the brand like it's Supreme.
Community response to Station 39 dismantling is blunt: this has been reality for years, finally documented.
The English Montreal School Board is laying off workers who support special-needs students as Quebec cuts funding—and families are scrambling.
The city's asking for input on bike infrastructure plans. Hit the survey if you have thoughts on where lanes should go.
Montreal's departing general director is leaving with a severance package over $1 million. City spending keeping people talking on Reddit.
The REM is moving into the next phase of planning with two additional stations in the works. Expansion keeps rolling.
