News Release

First Street and Park Names Approved Through Commemorative Naming Program

(July 6, 2011) -Nine streets and parks will receive new names as selected through citizen submissions as part of Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM’s) Commemorative Naming Program for streets, parks and civic properties. These are the first names approved by Regional Council under the new program.

New park names, approved by Council on June 21, 2011 to be implemented immediately:

Lovers Cove - renaming of Cathy Road Park, Brookside (District 22) to Lovers Cove Park
Wendy Lou Boone - renaming of Melanson Lane Park, Brookside (District 22) to Wendy’s Meadow Park

New names approved and available for use on new streets or parks in specified areas:

Harold Joseph Shanks - new street name for North End Halifax (District 11)
Heroes Way - new street name for a major collector in the urban core (Dartmouth, Halifax, Bedford, Sackville, Eastern Passage, Cole Harbour or Westphal)
Higney Ave. - new street name for Dartmouth Woodlawn neighbourhood (District 5)
William Yeadon Gray - new park name for Princes Lodge Neighbourhood (Halifax/Bedford, District 16/21)
Jim Connors - new street or park name for Dartmouth (Districts 5, 6, 7 or 9)

The name Archie Fader was also approved for the proposed renaming of Sackville Cross Road, Sackville (District 20).

Background information on each name can be found online at: www.halifax.ca/civicaddress/CommemorativeNames.html

Commemorative Naming Program
Any citizen can keep the tradition of naming alive and play an important role in building HRM. Interested residents can participate by submitting names of notable people or groups, historic events, geographic features, or native flora and fauna. Applications are accepted throughout the year, with approvals made twice a year.

HRM is looking for names for streets, parks, park features, buildings, commercial vessels and ferries in HRM. New developments will pick 50 percent of their street names from a list of commemorative names. Applicants can specify the communities where they would like to see their name applied. Once a submitted name is approved, it will either be used immediately or put on a commemorative names list for future use.

For submission criteria and to apply, visit www.halifax.ca/civicaddress/NameHRM.html

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Katherine VanBuskirk
HRM Corporate Communications
490-6697
vanbusk@halifax.ca