Street Names
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Calls to change name of Bishop Grandin Boulevard increase in wake of B.C. discoveryIn Winnipeg, a major roadway, Bishop Grandin Boulevard, bears the name of Roman Catholic Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, one of the architects of the residential school system.CanadaJun 1, 2021
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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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Winnipeg to form community group to look into historical street, monument namingThe committee is intended to help ensure that local place names reflect a balanced perspective and tell the complete history of Winnipeg, including the perspective of Indigenous people.PoliticsJun 23, 2020
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Calgary community group wants to rename stretch of Bowness RoadThe Montgomery Community Association wants to rename part of Bowness Road to better identify their own community.CanadaJul 15, 2019
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Vancouver to debate policy allowing residents to rename streets, buildings"I mean it's certainly not a daily or weekly or even monthly occurrence, but when it does happen it tends not to be trivial," said Andrea Reimer.Jul 22, 2018
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Oshawa changes name of ‘Squaw Valley Court’ in response to community concernsEach of the eight homeowners on what will now be Revelstoke Court will be compensated $250.PoliticsJul 13, 2018
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Motivational speaker and athlete Ted Jaleta added to list of future street names in ReginaRegina's Civic Naming Committee is constantly considering nominations for future streets, but before you think, 'I should have a street named after me,' there is a list of criteria that needs to be met before a name gets approved.FeaturesMar 12, 2017
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Edmonton city councillor worries naming streets with indigenous words will make them hard to pronounceThe grand chief of Treaty Six First Nations says he is discouraged that an Edmonton city councillor has concerns about naming streets with indigenous words that some people may find hard to pronounce or spell.PoliticsDec 14, 2016
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