Grand Prix is this weekend
La Presse is getting excited for the Grand Prix.
Some notes on traffic difficulties around the events on the islands.
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Marco 10:15 on 2023-06-13 Permalink
Oh, that taxpayer funded tribute to the internal combustion engine gods. Yay! Can’t wait.
Thomas 10:34 on 2023-06-13 Permalink
I’m not a fan of the vroom vroom myself, and to Marco’s point yes it does receive public funding (just the same as so many other events), but it does serve as a vitrine touristique for the city, bringing in tourism dollars that offset the public funding it receives, and also contributes to Montreal’s prestige on the global stage.
Shawn Goldwater 19:06 on 2023-06-13 Permalink
I am tired today and easily irritated but yes the Claire Morrisette bike path is blocked off along with everything else around Crescent for this thing, I guess.
We all had to dismount and walk our bikes but there were no actual cops so I wonder if some people just cycled through and told them to go to blazes?