Reddit pulse / page 8
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
if you haven't voted yet, the voting place in Granville is moving quick with no wait. it's your city, you get a say. municipal elections hit different when you actually show up.
New Leger poll has Pete Fry slightly ahead of Ken Sim in Vancouver's mayoral race—23% to 19%—but over a third of voters are still undecided heading into October 17. Cost of living and housing affordability dominating what people care about.
So many crows have been hanging around Johnny Rogers Park lately that people are genuinely asking why. Not just a few—like, an unusual amount. Could be mating season, could be food, but nobody seems totally sure.
Vancouver's got new trolleybuses rolling out and people are already documenting the differences. Four doors instead of whatever came before, and yep—no pull cords anywhere. Transit riders sharing notes on what changed.
It's that time—leaves changing, sweaters coming out, and the whole city shifting into autumn mode. The vibe is unmistakable. Locals are soaking it in.
COPE and ABC are trading accusations over how Chinatown voters should cast ballots in the October 17 municipal election. Reddit's got the receipts.
The feud between ABC Vancouver and Sean Orr (COPE) is boiling over as the October 17 mayoral election approaches. Reddit's Vancouver community is following the escalating clash.
someone found a wallet up by SFU last week or two and tried calling back through the callbox, but it cut off their number. if that was you, hit up /u/shtam3932 on Reddit — they're trying to track you down.
A Redditor tracked down photos from their parents' one-day trip to downtown Vancouver in 1982 — they were in their 20s then, dealing with immigration stuff at the consulate. After the appointment they hit up a big mall, walked around W Georgia Street near 1050. Wild that they captured downtown that exact year.
Production Way SkyTrain station is covered in spider webs and spiders right now — some hanging down at head level. Fall's officially here.
Someone's giving away a Starbucks birthday drink on Reddit — first person to message their drink order and pickup location gets it. A free caffeine hit if you're fast.
Naomi Klein's talking about her new book at UBC's Chan Centre tonight — someone's giving away one solo ticket. DM /u/jalaludink if you want it.
VPL just added Globe and Mail full website access, 3,300 streaming documentaries from Docuseek, BBC literary adaptations, GQ's entire 95-year archive, Harper's Bazaar US and UK editions, classical music videos from medici.tv, and art magazines—all free with a library card (some need a Vancouver address on file).
Burrard Inlet's swallowed in a bank of fog this morning — Second Narrows completely disappeared. Classic Vancouver weather setting in.
The East Van Cross, Vancouver's iconic badass road marker, just got the Lego treatment. Tiny bricks, same attitude.
A Métis filmmaker drew on personal experience in sex work to create his first feature film, which is set in Vancouver. The film explores themes from that lived experience.
Someone asked why downtown Vancouver has so much blue glass, and yeah—the cityscape really does lean that way. New visitor noticing it and kind of loving it.
Vancouver airport could be the first Canadian airport up for private investment, according to sources. Feds looking at a big operational shift.
Weather's still feeling like summer, and honestly? People are here for it. Hoping this holds on for a few more weeks.
Cassiar Tunnel's been a mess tonight. Traffic backing up hard. Plan extra time if you're heading through—or take the bridge and skip it.
