Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
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Potential light show at Canada’s largest cemetery causes controversyThe Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is in preliminary discussions with a Montreal multimedia company to create an immersive light and music experience on its site, and it has some families with loved ones buried there concerned. The company is negotiating with Moment Factory, a studio that has created light and music shows around the...CanadaMar 16
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Families of loved ones buried at Montreal cemetery demand answers over state of groundsKatrina 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.CanadaJun 16, 2024
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Grieving families still waiting to bury loved ones after cemetery strikeThe 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.CanadaMay 23, 2024
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Grieving families relieved to see workers at Canada’s largest cemetery back on siteMaintenance 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.CanadaJul 17, 2023
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Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers’ standoff that has left 300 bodies unburiedThe 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.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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No deal: Workers at Canada’s largest cemetery to keep strikingThe union representing workers at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery said a tentative deal to end a strike has fallen through.CanadaJun 29, 2023
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Families call on government to settle Montreal cemetery dispute; 250 bodies waiting to be buriedBereaved families want the government to intervene in a labour dispute at a Montreal cemetery that has lasted four months.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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Gates to the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery remain closedThe recent ice storm caused significant damage to hundreds of trees making the cemetery too dangerous for the public according to officials.CanadaApr 18, 2023
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Families feel like ‘prisoners’ amid labour dispute at Montreal cemeteryFamilies are waiting to bury their loved ones amid a strike at a Montreal cemetery that has stalled in-ground burials for over two months.CanadaMar 21, 2023
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‘They’re taking over’: Groundhogs unearth human remains in Montreal cemetery nightmareVisitors to the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery say they've been greeted by a couple of disturbing surprises over the last few weeks.CanadaJun 5, 2021
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