Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery

• Families of loved ones buried at Montreal cemetery demand answers over state of grounds

  Katrina Goulo spent hours Sunday clearing her father's resting place arguing that it's disrespectful to allow the grass in the cemetery, which is Canad's largest, to be overgrown.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2024
  
• Grieving families still waiting to bury loved ones after cemetery strike

  The cemetery was largely closed to the public for months in 2023 due to a workers' strike. At one point, more than 300 bodies being kept in storage awaiting burial.

  Canada

  May 23, 2024
  
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• Grieving families relieved to see workers at Canada’s largest cemetery back on site

  Maintenance workers at the cemetery, Canada's largest, who had been on strike since January, returned to work Monday after reaching a deal with their employer.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
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• Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers’ standoff that has left 300 bodies unburied

  The union confirmed that its members will be back on the job at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery on Monday after they voted 83 per cent in favour of a new agreement.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2023
• No deal: Workers at Canada’s largest cemetery to keep striking

  The union representing workers at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery said a tentative deal to end a strike has fallen through.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
• Families call on government to settle Montreal cemetery dispute; 250 bodies waiting to be buried

  Bereaved families want the government to intervene in a labour dispute at a Montreal cemetery that has lasted four months.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
• Gates to the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery remain closed

  The recent ice storm caused significant damage to hundreds of trees making the cemetery too dangerous for the public according to officials.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023
• Families feel like ‘prisoners’ amid labour dispute at Montreal cemetery

  Families are waiting to bury their loved ones amid a strike at a Montreal cemetery that has stalled in-ground burials for over two months.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2023
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• ‘They’re taking over’: Groundhogs unearth human remains in Montreal cemetery nightmare

  Visitors to the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery say they've been greeted by a couple of disturbing surprises over the last few weeks.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021