The REM, which has only been running at rush hour for a few weeks, is extending its schedule to 5:30 am to 8:40 pm on weekdays for now.
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Kate
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Kate
Ensemble is agitating for allowing dogs on buses but the STM is not jumping to do it.
CE
Please, no.
JP
I hope not as well. The metro has been fine so far but it’s also because there is generally more room to spread out, frequent passages, etc.
carswell
On the metro is one thing. If there’s a dog I don’t want to be near, I can easily move to another car and probably do so is a way that steers clear of the animal.
Not the same on a bus, especially a crowded one. A dog entering the front and headed toward the rear will have to pass close to many passengers. If the dog and owner install themselves near the rear door, people exiting that door are going to have to pass by the animal, maybe brush against it.
I’ll also note that, while I’m relieved there are fewer dogs on the metro than I feared, I’d guess close to half the ones I’ve seen have not been muzzled. Times I’ve seen the owner of an unmuzzled dog called out by STM staff: zero. We could probably count on enforcement on buses being about as lax.
Joey
I’d be curious to see if any of the cities that allow dogs on buses have had generally positive results – the author mentions Toronto and Boston but doesn’t elaborate. On the one hand, this seems like a terrible idea (and I have a dog). On the other hand, I like the idea that we should be thinking of making transit as accessible, inclusive and resilient as possible. If we’re ever going to lure people out of their cars, we’re going to need the kind of transit system that can even accommodate pets.
jeather
I’ve seen dogs (in bags or carriers) on buses, and cats in various harder to escape carriers, so we’re just talking about the large dogs I guess. I’d like to know how “no rush hour restrictions on large dogs” goes in the summer, though.
Kate
Aside from not wanting dogs close up to me in a crowded bus, isn’t there concern that their paws could be stepped on?
Ian
The bus is bad enough with the potential smell of wet dog.
EmilyG
I just saw a post by the SPCA saying there will be a pilot project in 2026 with dogs in buses. Sorry for the Facebook link, but this is the place I saw the info. https://www.facebook.com/SPCAMontreal/posts/pfbid0WMwaqXEokgq4UYDNh7Qx5mnuU3NBk2bgniMxSCCJfAFvQUzG4aovMShTPwXJeVul
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Kate
An active case of measles has been reported at the Canadiens‑Sabres match at the Bell Centre a week ago. People in specific areas are warned.
There was also a case recently on a flight from Pakistan.
MarcG
Quebec’s website says the flight was from Dubai.
jeather
Flight from Dubai March 2, then arrivals, then hockey game March 3, then Ste Justine March 6. I wonder where they were between those times.
MarcG
Is it all the same person?
jeather
They can’t tell you that, but it seems likely. If you had symptoms on March 6, you were contagious March 2-3, but people you exposed wouldn’t show symptoms in 3-4 days. But if that’s three separate people, I’m even more curious where they were, because you’re contagious for about four days before sympoms.
Joey
This is a fun way to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic…
Nicholas
If you’re at home, something likely for a fair amount of time after a trip from Pakistan, that’s not going to get listed there, because they presumably know everyone who was there and can contact them directly. You’re not contagious for the first few days, so if anyone else was exposed to the traveller at home there was probably time to contact them before they were infectious, if they weren’t otherwise protected. They also won’t list outdoor places, like a park or street.
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Kate
Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge is to create a new committee to strengthen state secularism. I just heard him on radio going on about how awful it was that some people prayed outside during a pro‑Palestinian protest.
Is strict secularism really a thing to focus efforts on right now?
Ephraim
As long as there is a cross on the mountain, I will believe it’s bullsh!t. Where’s my m and l to go around it and make it mtl?
Ian
I told my kids it’s for Mr. T but it’s lowercase because he’s not a showoff.
Orr
Sounds a bit like an inquisition.
azrhey
Still waiting for my weekly portuguese newpaper to front page “Senhor Santo Cristo Parade banned by Quebec goverment” Until then, I call cow manure.
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Kate
Every year as winter slowly retreats, journalists are surprised at the preponderance of potholes, and this year is no different.
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Kate
The city’s plan for the year 2050 has inevitably provoked some criticism, largely about the role of the car. The question also arises about where the money will come from for some of the more ambitious aspects.
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