Out of the loop news
I might be out of the loop on some things, because the top two local topics completely skidded past me on first read: gasoline is around $2 a litre now, and two branches of Walmart are going to close in June.
Also, some drivers who were oblivious to the bureaucratic change in season (this is almost as big a deal here as the clock change) were ticketed for not moving their vehicles for street cleaning.
I may need a checklist for topics I tend to miss because they don’t concern me – driving, things that affect people who live in the suburbs and shop at malls (e.g. Walmart news), sports, news affecting families, children, primary education, news affecting the disabled. Lots of things. Plenty of cultural stuff too, and not just on the francophone side.
You’re reading this blog. What do you think I’m overlooking?
Nicholas 11:23 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
One of the Walmarts closing is the one in Cote Des Neiges Plaza, which has been well patroned in my few visits over the years. But there is another one now across from Namur métro, and two near each other probably make little sense, so they’re keeping the one that’s unpleasant to walk to and farther from where many people live. There are also one each around the ends of the green line. So not entirely suburbs.
As for seasonal ticketing, April 1 is the date a number of seasonal bike lanes open, and often that replaces or displaces parking.
Tim 11:59 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
It’s too bad that the Cote Des Neiges Walmart location is closing. I always assumed that the Walmart lease allowed the mall to underatke the massive renovations of the past 10 years.
I can get so much done at Plaza Cote Des Neiges: Walmart, Canadian Tire, asian grocer, Dollarama, wood fired bagelry, cheap movies…
Ian 11:59 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
The Bixi stands went in last week on my block, that time of year.