It s intended to lessen pressure on ERs, but may be having the opposite effect in some cases, prolonging the stay of elderly patients in hospital wards.
The abandoned old Royal Vic Hospital could see a revamp, following the approval of McGill University's redevelopment plans by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM). An OCPM report released on Tuesday endorsed the project that would turn the looming stone structures at the foot of Mont Royal into a research hub for sustainable development and public policy. But the consultative body also noted the site's troubled history with ties to illegal human experimentation and the abuse of Indigenous youth.
In March, a group of women called the Mohawk Mothers filed a civil suit in the Superior Court of Quebec demanding the suspension of the redevelopment plans for the site pending an investigation into the possibility of unmarked graves of Indigenous children on its grounds.
The Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day of Boating Season may be the closest the Pacific Northwest comes to having an annual tradition along the same lines as the All England Club or Churchill Downs.