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A Quebec Superior judge has ruled construction by McGill University can continue along a section of land by the old Royal Victoria Hospital, against the wishes of the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers).

The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) dragged McGill University and the Societe quebecoise des infrastructures (SQI) back to court Thursday after work resumed on the Royal Victoria Hospital site this week.

Archaeological work at the former Royal Victoria Hospital site has once again come to a halt after a private security firm hired by the Societe quebecoise des infrastructures (SQI)

In a Quebec Superior Court case management hearing yesterday, the Kanien'kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) shared the news that three different cadaver dogs have alerted to evidence of human remains at the Hersey Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital currently being worked on by McGill University and other stakeholders.

When the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) filed their civil lawsuit in March 2022 demanding McGill University cease work on an $850-million redevelopment project at the former Royal Victoria Hospital, it seemed as though the odds were stacked against them.

Courtesy Emma Bainbridge As the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) close out two days in Quebec’s Superior Court this week, a judge has ruled that the archaeological firm Arkéos must stop digging at the Royal Victoria Hospital site so investigations into the possibility of unmarked graves can take place.