Black Rock
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Black Rock land ‘crucial’ for memorial park, transferred to Irish communityThe Anglican Diocese of Montreal is ceding the territory surrounding "Black Rock," the site of a mass Irish grave on Bridge Street, to the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation.CanadaOct 18, 2023
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Projet Montreal promises to relocate Bridge Street, build Black Rock memorial parkIf re-elected, Projet Montreal is promising to invest $15 million towards redesigning the area around the Black Rock for Montreal's Irish Community in Pointe-Saint-Charles.PoliticsOct 23, 2021
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Montrealers honoured for work preserving sacred Irish burial groundEfforts to preserve the Black Rock and create an accessible park around it have been recognized by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network.CanadaJun 11, 2021
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Montreal mayor meets with Irish community to discuss making Black Rock memorial accessibleIn a private meeting, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante reportedly said the city is willing to discuss relocating Bridge Street to allow the creation of a memorial park.CanadaJan 17, 2020
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‘Sadness, anger, mistrust’ surrounds Montreal’s proposal to name REM station after late premierThe REM has said it is open to the city's proposal but will establish a committee to organize the naming of stations.CanadaDec 9, 2019
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Montreal Irish famine victims’ remains found during REM excavationThe bones' location corresponds to a known cemetery for up to 6,000 Irish immigrants who crossed the ocean only to die in fever sheds erected on the banks of the St. Lawrence River to contain the typhus epidemic.CanadaNov 27, 2019
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Man dies after single-vehicle crash in northeastern New Brunswick: policeOfficers are still investigating what caused the crash.TrafficOct 17, 2019
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Man, 27, charged in connection with fatal collision involving 10-year-old cyclistAt the time of the incident, police said the driver of the SUV fled the scene but police were able to locate the suspect.CrimeAug 28, 2019
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Blessing at Black Rock site honours Montreal’s Irish communityIn Montreal, about 6,000 Irish refugees died from typhus in 1847.CanadaJun 13, 2019
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Irish community lauds Hydro-Quebec efforts to create memorial park at Black RockFor over a decade, Montreal's Irish community has lobbied authorities for a commemorative park near the Black Rock site, where thousands of typhus victims are buried.CanadaMar 17, 2019
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