A swastika was found painted on the side of Temple Emanu‑El‑Beth Sholom in Westmount. Police are looking into it.
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Kate
The 2400 STM maintenance workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate.
Ian
Fair enough, I guess.
On the subject of the maintenance workers union, have we heard anything more about the “toxic” (racist) “vibe” (people gettting mad at others for speaking Kreyol) at the Legendre shed?
Kate
That crossed my mind too. There hasn’t been any recent news about that situation.
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Kate
We’re having the second big snow within a week, with wind kicking it up into whiteout conditions. Environment Canada says this is a more severe storm than Thursday’s.The city is asking people to stay home if possible through Sunday and Monday.
The chenillette’s been past twice, yet the sidewalk’s now only a little groove in the snow. I could clear the steps now and they could be buried again by this evening.
Later: CTV has a lengthy list of the schools closed Monday.
DeWolf
I went to the Jean-Talon market which is normally a seven minute walk but it took me closer to 15 with the sidewalks completely inundated by snow. Before I left I shovelled off the front walk and sure enough, by the time I got home there was already a good 10cm of fresh snow…
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a storm like this!
Blork
On the plus side, I got to try out “X Mode” in my Subaru (for driving in deep snow or mud). That Provigo parking lot was a mess!
Mark Côté
EMSB (and presumably other) school closed again tomorrow!
steph
I didn’t see too much hype about this storm. This one was worthy of a little drama.
Ian
It’s true that this wallop seemed under-hyped. It’s cettainly harder to even walk around in, and the drifting is impressive already.
Ian
Also FYI for school closures etc.
LBPSB and EMSB are closed, amongst others.CE
Normally the majority of cars I see on the streets are SUVs but for some reason, most of the cars I’ve seen out driving today were small compact cars and they were all getting stuck. One was in the middle of my street digging out for a good 20 minutes. Luckily it’s a pretty small street so no cars got caught behind it but it’s also one of the last to be plowed.
Ian
Foolishly I decided to drive today, thinking it was only 15 minutes or so, how bad could it be. I do drive an SUV and I almost got stuck driving up the middle of Normanville, a perfectly flat street in Rosemont. I was spinning despite AWD and ABS. I can’t imagine anyone in a compact going for it, but well, bless their heart & godspeed. Visibility was about 15m around 1 pm. On my way, I did see one guy out on his bike along the Bellechasse bike path, struggling mightlily.
Kate
CE, Ian, I saw a claim on reddit that a lot of those small cars are doing food delivery – or trying to. Those guys don’t own SUVs.
Blork
My little Subaru isn’t an SUV (technically it’s a “crossover”) and I had no trouble at all. But I cut my winter driving teeth by driving through blizzards in rural Nova Scotia in a rear-wheel drive Datsun with bald tires, so this just seems like a walk in the park.
Ian
OK mine’s a crossover too, but still. My point is that since I was almost getting stuck I don’t envy anyone driving small cars in that. Kate, that sounds very plausible. They probably can’t affford a snow day, and lots of people are probably calling for deliveries. That aid, I only saw one grocery store van, which is super rare for a Sunday on my street.
jeather
I have an old subcompact, and I went nowhere yesterday, but, once I dug it out of a giant pile of snow, driving today was very easy.
Meezly
We drove home from Mont Tremblant yesterday during the blizzard and lived to tell the tale.
Ian
I often find the highway easier than the city as the roads are clearer but visibility couldn’t have been great. Were you actually out on the slopes?
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Kate
La Presse has a dossier this weekend on whether Quebec’s social and political model will be sustainable in a world that’s turning harsh. We are relatively happy but currently dissatisfied, and our social safety net isn’t what it once was, with cuts in health and education.
And we know that all parties will make promises they can’t keep.
bob
More like promises they *won’t* keep.
Ian
*didn’t intend to keep
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Kate
MainLine Theatre will close permanently after this summer’s Fringe Festival, May 26 to June 15.
EmilyG
They are looking for a new space. I hope they find something good.
I’ve enjoyed many performances at MainLine.JP
I think I saw “Hair” there a number of years ago. I loved it! Hope they find an adequate new space.
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