Reddit pulse / page 37
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
The voie Camillien-Houde is finally getting resurfaced—good news for anyone sick of dodging potholes on the Mountain.
The UCI Road World Cycling Championships are setting up shop on Plateau-Mont-Royal and there's an organizers' briefing tonight. New venue, international event — worth checking out if you're curious how the city's hosting it.
BIXI's reporting an uptick in vandalism that's becoming a real problem for the bike network. Damaging bikes faster than maintenance can keep up — the cost falls on users and the system trying to expand.
Someone got a parking ticket this morning that wasn't the usual pink paper — it was handwritten in pencil. Looks sketchy and also the fine is $187, which is way higher than expected.
Bus 485 express got cancelled because of REM construction, and commuters are not happy about it — everyone's dealing with detours to get to work now.
Someone in Hochelaga near Dickson heard what sounded like a short but intense explosion around 2am. If you heard it too, Reddit's wondering what it was.
The poplar trees are going wild this year—piles of white fluff coating everything like June snow. It's not allergenic, but it's genuinely intense.
Someone on Reddit is three overripe melons deep and desperately asking where to find good watermelon in the city. Maxi and Super C aren't cutting it — might be time to hit a farm.
The new Vampire the Masquerade game is set right here in the city. Reddit's already hyped about how the developers are depicting Montreal.
A Montreal shawarma chain just took top prize at the Ottawa Shawarma Festival competition. MTL's got the goods.
GOAL MTL festival is happening this Sunday — it's free to get in. There's a football tournament, live matches on the jumbotron, and 100 per cent of bar sales go toward building a pitch for Riverview Elementary in Verdun.
Visitor coming next weekend wants to grab an original or print from Montreal for their gallery wall — open to street vendors, shops, whatever, as long as it feels like the city. photo prints welcome too if you've got recs.
Someone on Reddit just asked where to get 35mm film developed and prints made in Montreal — turns out Corlab on Peel is long gone (TD Bank there now), so locals are scrambling to figure out who's still doing it. developing color film and 5x7 prints, if anyone knows.
Someone on Reddit is asking how the city decides which homeless encampments are tolerated and which ones get cleared — noticed one recently at Mont-Royal and Garnier with police nearby just ignoring it, wondering if location (touristy vs. residential) is the actual policy.
New F1 fan asking if there's a regular watch party or fan club in Montreal to join. If you know of one, hit up the r/montreal thread.
Someone hit a massive pothole on Van Horne just east of Pratt Wednesday while working delivery and got launched off their ebike. Still healing — knee and elbows messed up, waiting on x-rays. Potholes are no joke out there.
A new video game revealed at PC Gamer Show today is set in Montreal — you can see 5 Roses and the cross on the mountain. Speculation: do you get to fight vampires with construction cones?
a volunteer crew distributing food around Lionel Groulx metro is reaching out to southwest bakeries for leftover donations or discounted goods. homelessness is surging in the area and they want to expand food offerings.
looking for spots to catch Canada vs Bosnia? Reddit's buzzing with suggestions — parks, pubs, and cafés all over the city will have the game up. where's your go-to watch spot?
People arguing about whether copper theft is actually worth it or just pure vandalism. Question dividing the subreddit rn.
