Reddit pulse / page 26
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone spotted black bears in the Coquitlam River on an afternoon walk — they were just swimming around. Wildlife is out and about in the water.
Vancouver's talking about how to remember the 2021 heat dome while looking ahead. Community discussions are grappling with what happened, what we learned, and how to be better prepared next time.
Hoppers are happening at BC Place and people are showing up. Check it out if you're in the area.
Robson Public Market from 1986 is circulating on Reddit — locals sharing nostalgia for the old spot. Here for the throwback.
Wildfire smoke is blanketing the city. Heat and smoke are changing what Vancouver actually looks like these days.
Someone found a UBC student housing key card downtown. If it's yours, DM on Reddit to describe and arrange pickup.
Reddit's lighting up over how August used to be the best month in Vancouver — now it's hazy, bone dry, and full of wildfire smoke most days. The shift in what summer actually feels like is hitting different.
Someone on Reddit just reminded everyone that the SkyTrain ride itself is the view — Nanaimo Station capture got people talking about how good the sightlines actually are from those trains.
B.C. housing minister weighing in on conditions at the single-tenant Granville SRO — says the situation is "not ideal." Reddit's been talking about it.
Redditors questioning why Vancouver's Google partnership to cut traffic isn't bigger news — and why the city's framing it as free when Google's getting testing ground access instead.
Reddit user Somervilledrew posted an archive photo of East Georgia at Commercial Drive looking toward Woodland, January 1976. The Drive looks like a different city in old shots.
Archive shot by Gregory Melle shows downtown Van from Cambie in 1994—way fewer towers, way more sky. Somervilledrew posted it; cool to see how dense the skyline's gotten in 30 years.
Someone ordered to the wrong Starbucks location at Marine Gateway and left a free Venti iced hazelnut oat shaken espresso waiting. If you're keen, DM u/PSamra89 on Reddit with the name and it's yours.
someone's got Drake tickets for The Notebook at Second Beach in Stanley Park tonight, Tuesday Aug 18, 5 to 11 p.m. — free if you can take them. hit the Reddit thread.
A Kitsilano senior's assault case just got solved with help from the public. Tips came in and a charge has been laid.
The Second Narrows bridge was the spot for Friday's sunset—brilliant light hitting the water as the day ended.
Someone found a small elderly dog wandering near Main and 22nd around 6:30 p.m. Friday—no collar or tattoo. She was pretty hungry. They're taking her to the vet Saturday to check for a chip.
A fireball lit up the Vancouver sky early Friday morning. People across the city posted about the bright flash—some thought it was a meteor, others weren't sure what they'd just seen.
Found a sweet dog running loose on W. 54th between Oak and Heather—no collar. If she's yours, help reunite her with her family.
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey is stepping back to recover from a cancer diagnosis, and cabinet's reshuffling. Josie Osborne takes Finance, Ravi Kahlon takes Health, Bailey moves to Jobs.
