Most of the STM’s bendy buses are off the road because of a problem in the engine cooling system.
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Kate
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Kate
Streets were busy this Halloween despite the rain. I helped friends hand out candy in Vieux St‑Laurent and was surprised at how many kids showed even with the buffeting from the wind and weather.
I’m told that a rough count of the purchased candy suggests nearly 300 kids visited their house.
walkerp
Them kids resilient!
Reminds me of the only real blemish of the Plante administration. A hardened generation.patatrio
When my youngest lost all feeling in their hands we called it a night. Kids were out in force still, a bit of rain can’t stop them.
JP
I think my neighborhood’s demographics are changing. In the past, I’d barely see anyone…home decorated or not. Last night, I saw more than I ever have in the past 23 years.
Ian
The year Hallowe’en was “cancelled” most kids in my neighbourhood at least went out BOTH nights, so as far as they were concerned it was a bonus not a blemish, haha
Kevin
First kids came at 5:05, last around 9:45. But i had about 60% of the normal count.
DeWolf
My wife and I (and a friend) sat outside on the front porch from about 5 to 7:45 and got maybe 100 kids. Definitely way less than in 2023 which was the last time we were around for Halloween.
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Kate
An elderly woman was hit by an STM bus Friday morning in Montreal North. It’s being called a hit‑and‑run, but it must be possible to narrow down the possibilities given the bus routes and schedules.
Ian
Technically a hit and run just means the driver didn’t stay on the scene, not that they didn’t figure out who they were.
Kate
I know, but most of the time that’s the case.
Saturday morning I don’t see any news saying they’ve identified the driver. I think it’s possible that the driver wasn’t aware they had clipped someone on the turn.
Nicholas
I had a STCUM bus driver hit me right in the winshield right in front of him while I was in high school. I then knocked on the door and he drove off. No cell phone but I got the bus number and called the cops at the metro station, but they told me to complain to a transit supervisor, and I didn’t know better so no criminal charges, sadly. I then got a call at 8:45 pm telling me they couldn’t tell me what happened to the driver but that he would not be on that route anymore. Still annoyed I didn’t press it. Today that guy would have at least appeared in court.
Ian
Pretty egregious that the cops wouldn’t press charges. To be fair the cops were even more useless (and open to brutality) in the 80s and 90s. Nowadays it would be the cop AND the bus driver that would see a court date.
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Kate
Weekend notes, including some Halloween suggestions, from Le Devoir, La Presse, CityCrunch, CultMTL. CultMTL also has a Halloween party guide.
Traffic warnings and of course, no public transit at all on Saturday.
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Kate
The Gazette has a strong open letter from an MUHC surgeon to health minister Christian Dubé about Bill 2.
Uatu
Doubt it’d make a difference. We had a health minister who was a doctor that worked in the system and he wasn’t any better.
Ian
We’ve tried all kinds of professional backgrounds but in the end, the master’s tools, etc.
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Kate
A pedestrian was killed on Decarie early Friday, and the driver has been arrested.
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