Plantation Road
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Plantation Road name change: where things stand with London, Ont., councilThe process of changing the name of Plantation Road began last summer when then-10-year-old Lyla Wheeler started an online petition.CanadaJul 18, 2021
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London city council seek fresh guidelines prior to renaming Plantation RoadLondon’s current guideline for renaming street names was developed in the early 1990s, according to the city.CanadaSep 29, 2020
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London, Ont., committee endorses review of name change process prompted by Plantation Road petitionThe motion itself was in response to the advocacy of 10-year-old London Lyla Wheeler, who's been pushing for over a year to change the name of Plantation Road.CanadaSep 22, 2020
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Councillor calls for change to London’s street naming process in wake of Plantation Road petitionThe motion from Ward 12 Councillor Elizabeth Peloza is slated to be discussed by the Civic Works Committee on Tuesday.Sep 21, 2020
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London girl, 10, sees renewed support in push to rename Plantation RoadIn a post on the Change.org petition, the London girl suggested the street be renamed Josiah Hensen Way, after a man who was born into slavery in Maryland and escaped to what is now Ontario in 1830.CanadaJun 15, 2020
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