Burial traces found at old Vic
Cadaver dogs have located traces of buried bodies around the old Royal Vic and the Mohawk Mothers are taking the security of the site very seriously.
Something else here bugs me, though: “unmarked graves in an area where the university intends to build its New Vic project.”
I thought the point of McGill taking over the Vic was to renovate and use the old buildings, not to build more structures on Mount Royal – ?
Blork 12:12 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
There are a few possible interpretations of the buggy part:
(1) The plans are to reno existing buildings, but with some small measure of expansion such as installing parking, or landscaping, or recreational facilities.
(2) The plans are to reno existing buildings (SAID LOUDLY) and to build new buildings (said very quietly).
(3) The journalist misspoke.
Kate 12:28 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
The use of the phrase “the New Vic project” as if we’d all have heard of it was what made me wonder.
Joey 13:17 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
Lots more details on this splashy website: https://newvic.mcgill.ca/the-new-vic/ Basically McGill will repurpose many of the existing buildings but will understandably have to build more/augment them to make optimal use of the space (and ensure that whatever modern-era tech, etc., is well accounted for. I doubt any new construction will significantly alter views, etc., as I think the McGill project is focused on the more densely built part of the existing Vic site.
Blork 14:11 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
I confess that when I saw “cadaver dogs” I had a vision of a canine zombie apocalypse.
Uatu 17:03 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
It looks like they will demolish the Medical and Surgical pavilions and keep the original hospital. The new buildings will be in the same area as the hospital and if anything will probably improve the sightlines to the mountain. I’m wondering where near the Hershey pavilion the dogs sensed the bodies because the area infront of the entrance is very public unless it’s near the back towards the mountain
Kate 17:12 on 2023-06-29 Permalink
It’s tightly tucked into the mountain, I thought. When I was a test subject at the Vision Lab, which was in the back, there were windows giving right onto a rock wall.