Bodies found near the Black Rock
REM excavation near the Black Rock, where the inscription clearly states that the remains of 6000 immigrants had been buried there, has found – whaddya know – some bodies. Note that the rock’s inscription also says “preserve from desecration” – which doesn’t include sending bones for analysis or grubbing up more in hopes of verifying what we already knew: a lot of people died and were buried in that area.
I’m also curious who died and made this guy Fergus Keyes the point man for all the Irish in Montreal. “The REM informed him of the discovery on Monday morning… On Tuesday, he got a second call … [Keyes] heaped praise on REM officials for being sensitive to the community’s concerns about the sanctity of the site…” What? I mean, what? They just punched a hole through a burial ground and grubbed up some bodies but, oh, it’s OK, they called up Fergus Keyes and he gave them his blessing!
I have relatives under that rock. Leave them the fuck alone.
Tim F 23:34 on 2019-11-27 Permalink
Is this the same guy who was kvetching about naming the REM station for Bernard Landry? Because I was asking myself the same question.
Kevin 23:58 on 2019-11-27 Permalink
For years, Fergus has led a group that has been pushing to create a park around the Black Rock. That’s why he gets called