There was some confusion at city hall regarding the name of a bridge under construction in downtown Saskatoon which will replace the Traffic Bridge.
Lawson Heights School and the Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. brought forward a suggestion to rename the new structure the TRC Bridge in recognition of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The city, however, wasn’t planning on giving the bridge a new name.
“There’s a great deal of community consultation and citizen engagement that went into the official naming of that bridge in 2007,” Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill said on Tuesday.
“You can date that name, track that name all the way back to the opening of the bridge in 1907. I think that heritage and that history should have been respected.”
The suggestion has now opened up a discussion about naming the walkways on the new bridge. Administration will report back regarding the possibilities.
Construction of the new bridge is expected to be completed in October.
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