Human remains from an ancient east-end grave site have been stored in a dump truck for more than a year. The city says it’s making ‘progress’ on resolving the site after 19 months of security costs
City staff are hoping to resolve a dispute over what are believed to be ancient Indigenous human remains found below a Toronto sidewalk. The remains were found on Jan. 5, 2024 on Withrow Avenue in Riverdale by a city contractor working on a water service line. The area has been known to be an archeological […]
An Indigenous organization is threatening to stop all construction at a Toronto job site after discovering that ancestral remains stored in a dump truck for over a year were mishandled.
HDI takes on the City of Toronto and its consultants July 17, 2025, Haudenosaunee Territory (Toronto), ON – The Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) is prepared to shut down all construction activity on Withrow Avenue following revelations that the ancestral remains of the Haudenosaunee people have been kept in a dump truck for over a year […]
The City of Toronto says it is preparing to move forward with an on-site investigation after ancient Indigenous remains were discovered in the city’s Riverdale neighbourhood nearly two years ago, even as one group threatens to “shut down all construction activity in the area” amid concerns about the way the matter has been handled. On Jan. […]
It has been more than 18 months since the surprise discovery of ancient human remains forced a sudden stop at an east Toronto construction site, but there are lingering questions about moving forward. It was on Jan. 5, 2024, when crews replacing a lead pipe from the 1880s buried under a public sidewalk on Withrow Avenue, […]
The city of has provided an update on ancient Indigenous remains found on Withrow Avenue more than a year ago. As CBC’s Lane Harrison reports, city crews found the remains during waterline work on the street.
Protesters see similarities between provincial and federal legislation Walker is among the growing local voices opposed to Bill 5. Before the bill was passed in early June, Environment Hamilton criticized the Ford government. Its executive director was one of nearly two dozen environmental leaders who signed an open letter to the province, saying the bill poses dangers […]
Construction on the chronically delayed Waterdown bypass is not expected to restart until 2027. Work on the portion of the bypass east of Centre Road has been stalled since 2022 due to archeological studies and findings. While the project was expected to recommence in 2024, the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) told the City of Hamilton’s archeologists […]
The Government of Ontario’s Bill 5 — dubbed the “Protecting Ontario by Unleashing its Economy Act”— isn’t just a reckless step toward unchecked development. It’s a sweeping attack on Haudenosaunee rights, environmental protections, and democratic governance in Ontario. For the Haudenosaunee, it signals a dangerous regression — one where colonialism is repackaged as “economic growth,” and where […]
