Reddit pulse / page 42
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Festival MURAL starts June 4 and runs through June 14 — artists are already painting new murals across the city. Behaviour Interactive is backing a Dead by Daylight mural on St-Laurent that's in progress now.
A 5-year-old boy died in a New Year's fire caused by candles, prompting a coroner to stress that families should have an evacuation plan in place. The reminder is simple but critical—know your exits, practice with kids, and act fast when fire starts.
At 8:15 this morning heading north from Édouard-Montpetit, riders had to let 3 trains pass before squeezing on. The REM promised 2–3 min frequency during peak hours. Six months in, it's still running 7–8 min gaps 80% of the time on the city's only real north-south line. $110/month for this isn't cutting it.
The Tim Hortons employee working Mon-Fri mornings at 15 Ave Mont-Royal is legend status. She buys coffee for people short on cash, shuts down line cutters without hesitation, remembers regulars' orders, and demands basic courtesy—hello, please, thank you. Treat her right and she's got your back.
Montreal food banks are getting squeezed. More people are competing for soon-to-expire food donations, and the supply isn't keeping up. It's a sign of how tight things are for residents right now — even the safety net is under pressure.
A renter making $20/hour just posted on Reddit about the math: $1,800 rent, taxes, and suddenly there's almost nothing left. Groceries are stressful. A car is impossible. People in the thread are sharing similar situations — affording the basics in this city is genuinely brutal right now.
Laval's trying something different to get fewer cars on the road. Details are sparse but locals are already chiming in on whether it'll actually work.
Ottawa and Quebec just inked a deal worth nearly $10 billion for transit upgrades, hospital renovations, and community centre improvements over the next decade. The funding is one of the biggest infrastructure commitments the province's seen in years.
Someone on Reddit just posted photos of sunsets from a Côte-Des-Neiges condo and yeah, they're stunning. The golden hour view from that angle hits different.
Someone's morning coffee got a furry visitor in Ville-Marie. A raccoon showed up on a residential terrace, unbothered and very much at home in the city.
The REM is reducing weekend hours through mid-August for maintenance and technical testing ahead of the new airport extension. Plan your weekend commutes accordingly.
Alcohol-free drinks are blowing up across Montreal. Bars and lounges are expanding their virgin cocktail and mocktail menus, and people are actually excited about the options.
Heads up if you're looking at apartments or renting in Outremont: there's a bed bug infestation at 802 Avenue Dollard. Worth checking your place and being extra careful about secondhand furniture right now.
Pen and paper enthusiasts from across Canada are flocking to Montreal for a convention. If you're into fountain pens, leather notebooks, or just really good handwriting, this is the gathering to catch.
Reddit's blowing up with people complaining about drivers ignoring bike lanes and road rules on the Lachine Canal during rush hour. Same crowd that yells at cyclists for running reds when there's nobody around.
Someone posted a guided tour of Montreal from May 1995 on Reddit and the city's feeling nostalgic. YouTube link in the thread if you want to see what downtown looked like back then.
Someone's hunting for a spot where you can sit down with coffee and actual grandma-style cake — pouding chômeur, gâteau reine Élisabeth, pineapple upside-down cake. Café, not restaurant. Fresh, not frozen from the IGA.
Thread heating up on r/montreal about cyclists who ignore traffic rules. One person almost got hit by a car turning right; another had a bike whiz past them on the sidewalk at full speed. Safety concerns getting real.
A 23-year-old who just moved here a year ago and finished school is looking for reliable spots to hang with people. Everyone's on different paths — different jobs, different cities. The ask on r/montreal: where do you actually meet people who stick around?
City just cancelled another green space in CDN-NDG — Guillaume-Couture placette's gone. locals pointing out how these small parks matter for people to actually hang out and socialize.
