A young kangaroo is on the loose on the South Shore, probably around Boucherville.
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Kate
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Kate
Two people died in a house fire in St‑Michel on Saturday morning.
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Kate
A young man drowned off Verdun Beach on Friday evening.
MarcG
Just got back from the rainy beach and there’s lots of new huge ugly French-only signs with hard-to-read fonts and a security guard on duty, which I’ve never noticed before but he claims they’ve been doing it for a while (maybe only on weekends when normally it’s so crowded I avoid the place).
Ian
Classic. Is it at least clearly a warning, or another “on n’aime pas ça” passive-aggressive free-from poem?
Deborah 20:27 on 2026-06-13 Permalink
the wallaby absolutely needs to be rescued immediately without authorization
Deborah 21:46 on 2026-06-13 Permalink
When Sauvetage Animal Rescue first located the animal,
they initially identified it as a wallaby. After talking directly
with the owners and wildlife protection agents, the lead rescuer confirmed the animal is actually a juvenile kangaroo.
The fact that an exotic juvenile animal is wandering cold
and alone next to a major highway, with experienced rescue teams and a zoo ready to help, but a government agency
is blocking them because of paperwork is the definition
of bureaucratic absurdity.
It highlights a massive flaw in how the legal system handles emergencies: protecting an illegal owner’s “property rights”
is being prioritized over public safety and a living animal’s life.
MarcG 07:33 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
The story quotes “The story begins earlier this week when a simple visit to a boarding stable in the greater Montreal area led to a report of a baby kangaroo kept alone in a stable box” but then doesn’t say anything about the rest of the story, like what led to it wandering free.
steph 09:10 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
An adult wallaby typically weighs no more than about 50 pounds, the size of a large dog. They present unique capture challenges, snare poles are difficult to use on their wide necks and small heads. Trying to manually restrain one with several people can easily lead to broken limbs. To my understanding, the “authorization” issue is primarily related to the regulations governing the transport of tranquilizer drugs, many of which are controlled substances. Not all veterinarians are authorized to carry these medications in their vehicles.
is Deborah an AI bot?
Kate 09:24 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
MarcG: Nor why it was even here, or whether it was imported legally. Many questions.
steph: I can’t tell. All I can tell you is that she has commented a few times previously.
Uatu 09:42 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
I’m just waiting for the update about it being chased by a cat named Sylvester who’s convinced it’s really a giant mouse…
MarcG 09:52 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
If anyone has the interest and patience to watch 48 minute video from a pleasantly foul-mouthed gentleman from Sauvetage Animal Rescue on Facebook here you go https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1488235763047120
MtlWeb 18:00 on 2026-06-14 Permalink
Uatu…….hahaha……fond memories of Sylvester’s son
dwgs 15:26 on 2026-06-15 Permalink
“Oh, father.”
Kate 09:47 on 2026-06-16 Permalink
dwgs, I could hear that voice immediately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNSwpV641Xk