**** HRM Media Release
Cornwallis Park is now officially Peace and Friendship Park.
(A worker begins work to remove the Cornwallis statue 2018)
Regional Council approved changes to Administrative Orders 46 & 29, which allows for more flexibility when naming assets (streets, buildings, parks, commercial vessels, ferries, etc).
Regional Council has approved the renaming of Cornwallis Park to Peace and Friendship Park.
This change was made possible by adopting amendments to Administrative Order 46, which allows commemorative renaming for streets, buildings, parks, park features, commercial vessels and ferries. Later this year, staff will consult with the public on the renaming of Cornwallis Street. Opportunities to provide feedback will be posted on our website and social media.
Regional Council has also adopted amendments to Administrative Order 29, which creates increased flexibility in street renamings and the potential for apostrophes in street names.
One of the goals of the Asset Naming Policy is to create greater diversity in the municipality’s asset names. These names should reflect the history and cultures of the municipality. To best reflect the culture and history of Indigenous communities, apostrophes will be required to accurately spell names in the Mi’kmaw language.
Previously, the street naming guidelines could not accommodate apostrophes due to database limitations that could only accept alpha characters in street names.
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