Reddit pulse / page 12
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
someone's looking for a red dinosaur plushie with a black hairband on its neck and a pink WC tag near the domestic flights washroom by Starbucks at YVR. holds a lot of sentimental value. if you spot it, drop it at lost and found.
A young bear limped through Koreatown in Burnaby yesterday with a pretty bad injury to its rear right paw. Someone got photos of it scratching between parking lots before it found a quiet bushy spot to rest. Wildlife folks should probably know.
Granville Street south of the Commodore Ballroom is cordoned off for a crime scene investigation. police presence and street closure ongoing.
someone spotted a male Rugose Stag Beetle in June near the wooded areas at UBC. they're one of only a few stag beetle species in Metro Vancouver and show up in large parks with lots of trees.
someone set off fireworks in a Vancouver neighbourhood around midnight and didn't stop for over two hours. exhausted parents are asking whoever did it to reconsider.
A boat got loose on the harbour—exact details still unclear but it was enough to get people's attention this past week. Water rescues are never boring.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time Sunday and the watch parties were absolutely wild. Granville Street, Toronto's Fan Fest, fan zones in six host cities—everywhere was rammed with people losing it.
Spain beat Argentina at the World Cup final Sunday, and people flooded the fan zones in Vancouver and across Canada for the celebration. Hundreds of thousands packed the streets.
Air quality's gonna take a hit the next couple days as smoke from fires north of us moves south. Watch for haze.
So many people are hitting up the Granville Street World Cup fan zone rn. Block after block packed, live screens everywhere, and the energy is pretty wild.
a rat spotted carbo-loading near a West End pizza spot is preparing for Saturday night shenanigans. classic vancouver moment.
The FIFA Fan Zone on Granville is drawing huge crowds for the World Cup final today. Someone with a wheelchair-user family member is asking if it's too chaotic to visit.
Someone parked their car in a pretty unconventional spot just past the Pedestrian/Equestrian Bridge on the Bridle Trail. Locals are wondering how that happened.
Looking for help finding a labradorite stone heart necklace on a cord from the Passages gift shop on BC Ferries—lost Tuesday or Wednesday this week after wearing it daily since 2019. If you've shopped there recently, know the brand, or remember seeing similar necklaces, please reach out.
Someone found a notebook at Heather Park by the tennis courts. A little damp but otherwise fine—it's on the bench by the big tree if it's yours.
someone's looking for dashcam footage from the accident at rupert and grandview highway around 11:30pm on july 17. if you were there, check your footage and dm them.
sand wasps nesting in jericho beach sand and they're everywhere this weekend. they're actually chill — they paralyze flies to feed their larvae and pretty much leave you alone.
Site C has now cost $14.9 billion to date as the massive dam project wraps up. One of the biggest infrastructure projects in the province's history and the price tag keeps growing.
Severe thunderstorm hit Vancouver Thursday evening with heavy rain, lightning visible from Burnaby Mountain, Strathcona, and Kits. Environment Canada issued a yellow warning for strong wind gusts and heavy rain capable of flash flooding.
someone lost a big bundle of keys (8-10 various types) on a black locking carabiner near Fairview Hospital — probably around west 11th between Oak and Spruce, or west 10th between Spruce and Alder. includes a Toyota smartkey, bike key, and long white string. if you found them, help out.
