Chris1989

It's really special to see people from around the world in complete awe of something in our own backyard.

With Dune: Part Two in theatres, a look at Denis Villeneuve's journey from Quebec to Hollywood 🎥

Nos Amours ❤️

Yeah? I haven't seen them in person yet but I was worried from the webcam footage they may be too dark? Maybe more wood-colour like the ceilings or white (like Îles-des-Soeurs) would have been better I don't know. Still looks great! And looks like the road is open!

Beautiful Square Saint-Louis ❤️

Who doesn't love this view?

A fun video I made about a 90s kid classic that was a television phenomenon in the US, which was produced and filmed in Montreal. If you weren't a 90s kid, this one might not interest you. One of my favourite quotes in the video comes from the American creator of the series who said "it wasn't really a Canadian show... it was a French Canadian show."

Our lovely Clock Tower

You guys can nitpick and complain all you want, but we have our first phase (16.6km) up and running after only 5 years of construction with a 99% service reliability rate. Meanwhile in Toronto... Eglinton Line 5 is a 19km project, under construction since 2011 and now nearing $13 billion (up from the original $5 billion budget) and as of yesterday, officially delayed indefinitely😂 If things keep going the way they are, Montreal will have ~60km of light metro rapid transit built in half the time it took Toronto to build a 19km tram line.

REM time!

The legendary Tam-Tams

Those crazy summer storms...

Rocco is a Quebec basher. If he wrote all his ridiculous comments in English, he would have been banned a long time ago.

I've been collecting footage for this one for awhile. I can't believe how much was left on the cutting room floor, there's just so many warm experiences people have in this city.

I'm always amazed how people around here think this stuff only happens to us. Turns out a quick Google search shows the UK, Malaysia, Philippines, India all had similar problems. Oh and remember just a few years ago the fiasco with the Azur trains shutting down service when first introduced before the kinks were ironed out? How quickly we forget.

So we rant and complain there's no TVs in the station and then when they're pointed out, they're too small.. And the "Sortie" for Place Bonaventure is a visual cue for people ON THE PLATFORM. It wouldn't say "Entrée" there. It has nothing to do with CDP, Place Bonaventure has the power over whether people can access the station from their building..

One of my favourite Montreal festivals!

Vive le REM! Starting July 31 👍

That's what I had been led to believe as well but it's not true, I just had it confirmed: it's 10 days of testing that must hit a minimum of 95% - once that's been completed it'll take 30 days for certification (modern rules?). That's why they gave a window of 30-45 days. If it took 30 days for tests and an issue arose on day 29 that would mean restarting the 30-day test and the 30-45 day window would make no sense. If all goes well, we should know within 2 weeks the definitive opening day for the network.

The screen isn't very big though, it feels like someone's personal theatre room with expensive drinks and food. But the seats are nice!

Meanwhile Eglinton LRT in Toronto (under construction since 2011) still has no plans to start service and has now soared past $13 billion. Crossrail in London, under construction since 2009 finally opened 4 years late with a cost soaring past $30 billion (Canadian dollars). Rocco has complained nonstop since day one about this project and especially about the delays and is now worried they're rushing the opening date. He is not a serious person.

Cineplex Forum theatre also has one.

As someone who lives near both runways, YUL handles just under 700 aircraft a day, versus 500 REM trains when it reaches maximum capacity. And the sound of an aircraft lasts much longer than an 80 metre train. I'll take the REM any day.

Just in time for F1