IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A version of article was originally published by ThoroldToday on October 29.
Uh-oh. Thorold has run out of street names, and they’re looking towards the Thorold Heritage Committee to brainstorm a few new ones.
“The city needs more street names,” said city clerk Justin Letourneau, during Tuesday’s meeting of the Heritage Advisory Committee. “There’s a process through planning that a working group is formed involving various staff. We’re looking to see if this committee wants to form its own working group to come up with a list of potential more historical-type names that can be presented to that other working group once formed.”
As the eighth-fastest-growing municipality in Canada, Thorold has been ahead of the curve when it comes to building new neighbourhoods.
While the downtown core boasts more classical street names such as Broderick Avenue, Clairmont Street and McMann Drive, in the newer neighbourhoods, such as Rolling Meadows, street names often have a more whimsical touch, like Sparkle Drive, Autumn Avenue and Success Way.
To keep up with the ever-expanding inventory of Thorold real estate, the city is now looking for new names to add to the list.
The initiative was met with enthusiasm from the Heritage Committee.
“A former member put forth a fair number of names that he thought would be good for street names,” said committee member Linda Borland.
A working group was quickly formed, with the intent to reach out to the former member for help. Now we’ll have to wait and see what ideas the group will come up with.
Which figure from Thorold history do you think deserves to have their own street?
