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900 de Maisonneuve West office building development project in downtown Montreal

A proposed Montreal high-rise may be located on an aboriginal burial ground

February 19, 2015Business

A Montreal construction site has become an archaeological dig. A development company has halted construction on its 27-story office tower over concerns its being built atop aboriginal burial grounds.

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