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Toronto Seeks Input On Naming Public Spaces

TORONTO: The City of Toronto is currently developing a new framework to guide how it commemorates public figures and events in monuments, streets and place names, and Torontonians are being asked to provide their feedback.

The framework will help to develop a more equitable, inclusive and community-centred approach to naming and commemoration.

A survey is now live on the City’s website where people can provide input on how the City should name streets, parks and buildings in the future. The online survey is open until Sunday, May 29: www.toronto.ca/communitypeople/get-involved/community/ recognition-review/.

A virtual town hall and panel discussion on the development of the City’s commemorative framework was held on May 12 hosted by Zahra Ebrahim & Kofi Hope, co-founders of Monumental Projects, and explored the history of commemoration in Toronto and current efforts to address legacy issues.

Along with the public survey, the City will also conduct community conversation circles with equity-deserving groups and youth to seek feedback on the guiding principles for the framework,

School will continue as normal through the redevelopment. The Mississauga Seniors’ Centre will remain open. Site access during the renovation will change to allow for the construction zone to be secured.

Carmen Corbasson Community Centre was built in 1972 and is located on Cawthra Road just south of the QEW in Mississauga. Formerly known as the Cawthra Arena, the facility was renamed in 2012 in honour of retired Ward 1 Councillor, Carmen Corbasson. and additional conversation circles with the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit Partnership and Accountability Circle, the Indigenous Placemaking circle and various historical societies and preservation panels.

Staff will present a report to Executive Committee in July 2022 with a proposed commemorative framework for the City, including guiding principles for the naming and renaming of City assets and other forms of recognition.

More information, including access to the survey is available on the City's Recognition Review webpage: www.toronto.ca/ community-people/get-involved/ community/recognition-review/.

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