Kichi Zibi Mikan Is New Western Parkway Name
This is a release from the National Capital Commission:
The National Capital Commission (NCC) invites the public and the media to a meeting of the NCC Board of Directors on Thursday, June 22, 2023. The meeting will take place at NCC headquarters and will be webcast live on YouTube. Simultaneous interpretation will be available. An in-person media availability will follow.
Public Meeting of the Board of Directors
When: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 9:00 am to 1:15 pm
Location: NCC Headquarters, 40 Elgin Street, 3rd Floor, Room 324
Media Availability
NCC Chair of the Board of Directors Maryse Gaudreault and Chief Executive Officer Tobi Nussbaum will hold in person media availability following the meeting.
Beaches Are Open. Have Correct Amount Of Fun: NCC
When: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 1:45 pm
Location: NCC Urbanism Lab, 40 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor, (Room 207)
Members of the media must pre-register by sending an email to communications@ncc-ccn.ca. Please send your complete name and network affiliation. By doing so, you will be added to the list of participants.
Please visit the NCC website for the meeting agenda and to watch the live webcast. Follow us on Twitter @NCC_CCN.
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FYI: Media reports say that the new name of the Macdonald Parkway will be released. The new name is Kichi Zibi Mikan. k
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What??? Let’s just go back and call it the Ottawa Rver Parkway which most people still do.
Very very few people will ever remember that name !!
Head bang emoji!
My wife is part native and her comment after I read her this article was “no one’s going to remember that”. And while I sympathize with what native Canadians have had to endure over the years in this country, what immediately comes to mind is a quote from the wicked witch of the West – “What a world, what a world”.
Ottawa River Parkway was partly a native name… More window dressing, smoke and mirrors from the NCC to camouflage is atrociously inept management of the capital…
Renaming the renamed Western Parkway is just another virtue signal from an organization that spends too much of its (read our) resources accomplishing nothing tangible. How many First Nations people will consider this a meaningful step along the path to reconciliation? Reconciliation in their context of their understanding, not the NCC’s.
Thank you for this, Ron.
What I would like to know is when will we know we have reconciled? What is the sign?
There must be a goal and a conclusion or we will be reconciling forever. And that’s not healthy for everyone who is involved in this.
cheers
kgray
Rename?? How about Kitchisippi but I likely did not spell it correctly
you were pretty close, bruce.
cheers
k
Naming or renaming the Parkway is kind of stupid. In one way what will happen
when tourists come to Ottawa and see the sign and not knowing the name was changed they will be confused considering all maps will not have been printed with the name change. Why after all these years change it? Yes I do know all about the natives and yes they are good people I have no problem with that. But is Ottawa planning to change more names to native names? It’s nice but do not over do it.