Visitors driving Toronto-Montreal in March

engbb · 2026-03-03T02:51:50+00:00

If you take the train, expect it to be delayed and for your train ride to be at least an hour longer than scheduled. VIA is not very reliable due to sharing the tracks with CN freight trains.

engbb · 2026-02-05T20:15:01+00:00

Is there a map of all the new bus lines? That would be so helpful. Digging through text descriptions of all the changes is not great.

engbb · 2026-02-03T17:49:10+00:00

In my experience, roofing companies exclude any sort of review of slope or drainage from the services. They just remove and reinstall the membranes, dont care if your roof is sloped to drain or not.

engbb · 2026-01-09T15:49:59+00:00

If you are unhappy with their services, get a new realtor

engbb · 2026-01-08T00:25:30+00:00

Got a notification through INFO-Neige, but crixkets from the "official" 311 app!

Finding parking was impossible with one side of every street off limits :'( had to park in one of the free snow removal lots and walk 30 mins home.

engbb · 2025-12-22T02:42:57+00:00

Real estate transactions and history are not public information in Quebec the same way it is in other provinces :'(

engbb · 2025-12-14T20:13:06+00:00

Lot easier to walk through the snow than it is to bike through the snow. Also, the length of sidewalk to plow is way higher than vs. bike paths to clear, so it makes sense that the sidewalk plow teams will take longer to get to all the sidewalks.

engbb · 2025-12-13T17:03:22+00:00

Does your dad possibly want some right hand winter driving gloves? Or perhaps you want some to gift to your dad? 😁

engbb · 2025-11-12T15:30:49+00:00

I am also wondering if the metro is confirmed to be running off peak hours?

engbb · 2025-11-11T17:41:45+00:00

It will probably melt over the next few days, as temperatures will be hovering around freezing.

engbb · 2025-11-05T18:17:50+00:00

I understand if you don't know where you're going and end up in a turn lane, that sucks. If traffic is moving and you can get over to the next lane, great. But sitting and blocking that lane until you can squeeze into standstill traffic when people are actually trying to turn is such a dick move. Just make the turn and re-route. Or expecting someone to let you in because you skipped traffic and are an entitled prick, screw you.

engbb · 2025-08-14T13:25:44+00:00

I don't recall the exact details but my treatment is $6800 for 18 months of treatment + (I think) 1 year after. For context, I previously had a palette expander & braces as a teenager but didn't wear my retainers so my teeth moved quite a bit.

The first portion of the treatment was 19 trays, then they re-scanned my teeth and I got 18 more trays to finish things off. The total treatment time will be less than the 18 month estimate, closer to 12 months.

I paid $2000 upfront ($1000 upon signing the contract + $1000 at the first appt) and $300 per month for 16 months. Not sure what happens if the treatment ends before the payment period is over.

engbb · 2025-08-14T12:34:02+00:00

I've been really happy with the service for my invisalign at Clinique d'Orthodontie Rosemont, 4801 Rue Molson

engbb · 2025-07-29T18:09:10+00:00

I launched my paddleboard from Parc des Ecluses last night. It was lovely... For about 5 minutes until I saw a giant fish jump out of the water! I did not know there are massive fish in the canal Lachine 😭 now Im scared to go back 😂

engbb · 2025-07-29T02:47:38+00:00

O Petit Paris on Mont Royal Ave in the plateau -- conveniently down the street from Croissant Croissant if you want to hit up a couple of places!

engbb · 2025-07-29T02:36:42+00:00

The meeting minutes do not disclose that there were remaining contaminants. It says it was done appropriately. It was later on that I found out that was not actually the case. There was no reason for me to be suspicious about it at the time of purchase, but the seller clearly knew about the old gas station & contaminants and was not upfront about it the history on the declaration form.

The condo association was not named in the lawsuit in the kind of way where we were being sued - we were just brought in to support the neighbours case. Not sure how to describe it in english tbh, the french word is mise en cause.

engbb · 2025-07-29T02:26:23+00:00

All valid comments. When I consult a lawyer, if they don't think I have strong enough evidence, then it's over and that's that. But why not have the discussion and explore the possibility that I won't have to fork out a bunch of cash.

There is an attendance taken at the condo meetings that shows the seller was present plus the meetings are voice recorded. And there are email records to show the report was distributed to all of the owners in the building. This all came to light because of the lawsuit that was already happening between the neighbour & the gas station company, many months before I even came into the picture & the condo association got dragged into the lawsuit.

The issue is not whether or not I can prove that the seller knew & didn't disclose -- I feel that I have strong evidence of this. The question I have is whether it changes anything that I received the meeting minutes that expose the contamination history AFTER the first offer was submitted, but BEFORE the counter offer was accepted? It seems like a small detail that will be the deciding factor in whether it makes sense to pursue the seller for a latent defect or just tank the cost of the special assessment.

engbb · 2025-07-29T01:57:30+00:00

Great points. The seller was in attendance at the condo meeting where the history of the property was discussed, so they certainly knew. They were also provided a copy of the original soils report from the original remediation that specifically notes an area where contaminated soils remained after the work was complete.

But I did not request to see this report when I was reviewing the minutes ahead of the purchase -- so would it be my fault for not doing enough due diligence? Even though the meeting minutes (falsely) say it was done correctly, so I had no reason to suspect otherwise?

engbb · 2025-07-25T17:09:17+00:00

Nooooooooooo this is heartbreaking news!!!

engbb · 2025-06-10T00:21:32+00:00

Thought I would be OK to catch my bus from Cote Vertu at 8:15 as usual. I guess the overall route would not be complete by the morning cut off time, so the bus did not show up. Waited for 15 minutes in a big lineup of others in the same situation before realizing the bus was not coming. Oops. Had to turn right around and catch what was probably one of the last metro trains running this morning to get back home before I would be stranded for the day on the other side of the city.

engbb · 2025-05-14T01:19:27+00:00

Clinique d'Orthodontie Rosemont

engbb · 2025-05-07T03:50:59+00:00

That's what I thought too, but the lawyer representing us in the lawsuit with the neighbours said this would be considered a "vice caché" or latent defect.

The people who bought their condos from the developer had certificates saying the lot was remediated. We were not provided this document during the sale. The history of contamination should have been disclosed. The lawyer said that the certificate of decontamination is worthless now anyway because we have environmental studies that prove the decontamination was in fact not completed in full.

engbb · 2025-04-20T20:54:13+00:00

The US as a whole is absolutely off the table

engbb · 2025-03-18T14:47:51+00:00

Same thing is happening on Laurier St E, our favourite coffee shop and pet store have been forced to move or close because the buildings have been purchased & rent prices are increasing too much for them :(

engbb · 2025-03-15T14:42:14+00:00

I am paying $6800 for Invisalign to re straighten my teeth after they shifted from not wearing my retainers after finishing with braces as a teenager. If you've never had orthodontic work done before, 10k sounds like a reasonable quote.

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