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Recommendation:- That the name ‘Grantham Court’ be adopted.
- That the following roadway names be adopted: ‘Garnett Way’, ‘Garnett Court’, and ‘Garnett Close’.
- That the name ‘John Patrick Gillese Park’ be adopted.
- That the name ‘Summerlea Park’ be adopted.
- That the name ‘Terwillegar Link’ be adopted.
Report Summary
The actions recommended above are in keeping with the guidelines of the Names Advisory Committee.
Justification of Recommendation
- The name “Grantham Court” complies with the Names Advisory Committee Guidelines.
- The names “Garnett Way”, “Garnett Court”, and “Garnett Close” complies with the Names Advisory Committee Guidelines.
- The name “John Patrick Gillese Park” complies with the Names Advisory Committee Guidelines.
- The name “Summerlea Park” complies with the Names Advisory Committee Guidelines.
- The name “Terwillegar Link” complies with the Names Advisory Committee Guidelines.
Background Information Attached
- Request to rename a roadway in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Grantham Court”. Location and context maps included.
- Request to rename six roadways in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Garnett Way”, “Garnett Court”, and “Garnett Close”. Location and context maps included.
- Request to name a park in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood “John Patrick Gillese Park”. Location map included.
- Request to name a park in the Summerlea Neighbourhood “Summerlea Park”. Location map included.
- Request to name the roadway connecting 156 Street to Tomlinson Common in the Terwillegar Towne Neighbourhood “Terwillegar Link”. Location map included.
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Request to rename a roadway in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Grantham Court”.
The Names Advisory Committee recommends support to renaming the roadway known as 205 Street in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Grantham Court”.
History
Neighbourhood named after the Glastonbury Monastery.
June 13, 1990
Names Advisory Committee recommends approval of the name “Glastonbury”.
July 25, 1990
Executive Committee of Council approves the neighbourhood name “Glastonbury”.
August 26, 1999
Subdivision Authority approved an application to create a single lot located north of Guardian Road, with access given by 205 Street.
October 1, 1999
An application was received from IBI Group requesting that 205 Street in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood be renamed to Grantham Court.
November 3, 1999
Names Advisory Committee Meeting # 07/99
Motion: Zapisocki/ Galan
“That the Names Advisory Committee recommend support the renaming of 205 Street in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to Grantham Court.”
For the Motion: Zapisocki, Galan, de Boer, Baird, Melnychuk
Carried Unanimously
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Request to rename a roadway in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Grantham Court”.
Administration
Neighbourhood Location: There are no other neighbourhood developments on either the west or southern sides of Glastonbury. To the north are both the Potter Greens and Breckenridge Greens Neighbourhoods, which both use names instead of numbers to address the streets. To the east is the Transportation Utility Corridor - a half mile wide corridor separating Glastonbury from the closest neighbourhood. All existing roadways in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood have street names instead of numerical street designations.
The name Grantham has already been used in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood by IBI Group for a major roadway to the south-west, Grantham Drive. The name “Grantham” was originally taken from the Names Reserve List. The applicant proposes to use the name in the following manner:
· Grantham Court; named after Madge Grantham (1892-1961). Born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, she was a graduate of Brandon College, and lived at Swift Current, Kindersley and Saskatoon prior to coming to Edmonton in 1946. In the last 15years of her life, she dedicated her time to the instruction and welfare of Indian and Eskimo children at the Charles Camsell Hospital where she served as a member of the education staff. Her efforts in this regard led to the founding of the "Camsell Arrow"; a hospital publication devoted to the welfare of Indians and Eskimos.
Additionally, she was active in the IODE, was a past member of the University Women's Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club, and in 1956 won honourable mention in the Canadian Women's Press Club memorial awards.
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Context Map for the Glastonbury Neighbourhood showing existing street designations.
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Map showing the location of the proposed “Grantham Court”.
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Request to rename six roadways in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Garnett Way”, “Garnett Court”, and “Garnett Close”.
The Names Advisory Committee recommends support to renaming of the five roadways known as 200Street, 202 Street, 73 Avenue, 75 Avenue, and 76 Avenue in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to “Garnett Way”, and the renaming of the cul-de-sac identified as 73Avenue as “Garnett Court”. An addition motion recommends that the roadway identified as 201 Street in the north-east portion of the subdivision be renamed to “Garnett Close”.
History
Neighbourhood named after the Glastonbury Monastery
June 13, 1990
Names Advisory Committee recommends approval of the name “Glastonbury”.
July 25, 1990
Executive Committee of Council approves the neighbourhood name “Glastonbury”.
August 26, 1999
Subdivision Authority approved an application to create 107 lots located north of Guardian Road, and west of 199 Street.
October 1, 1999
An application was received from IBI Group requesting that numbered streets of that application be renamed to “Garnett Way”, and “Garnett Court”.
November 3, 1999
Names Advisory Committee Meeting # 07/99
Motion: Zapisocki/ Melnychuk
“That the Names Advisory Committee recommend support the renaming of 200Street, 202 Street, 73 Avenue, 75 Avenue, and 76 Avenue in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood to Garnett Way, and that the cul-de-sac identified as 73 Avenue be renamed to Garnett Court.”
For the Motion: Zapisocki, Melnychuk , Galan, de Boer, Baird
Carried Unanimously
Supplementary Motion: Melnychuk/ Galan
“That the Names Advisory Committee recommend support the naming of the
cul-de-sac identified as 201 Street as Garnett Close.”
For the Motion: Melnychuk , Galan, de Boer, Baird, Zapisocki
Carried Unanimously
Administration
Neighbourhood Location: There are no other neighbourhood developments on either the west or southern sides of Glastonbury. To the north are both the Potter Greens and Breckenridge Greens Neighbourhoods, which both use names instead of numbers to address the streets. To the east is the Transportation Utility Corridor - a half mile wide corridor separating Glastonbury from the closest neighbourhood.
The applicant proposes to use one name from the Names Reserve List, in the following fashion:
· Garnett Way; Lt. Col. Charles E. Garnett (1887-1970), veteran of two wars and a prominent city businessman. Lt. Col. Garnett was born in Cheshire, England and was educated at Stockport Grammar School and the College of Technology in Manchester then apprenticed with British Westinghouse Co. for four years. In 1910, he was brought to Canada by Canadian Westinghouse to work for the company at Hamilton, but in August 10, 1914 terminated his employ to join the Canadian Army, serving in France and Belgium for two years. When the war ended, he came to Edmonton as sales engineer for Gorman’s Ltd. and later bought the company in 1927. Thereafter, he started the Edmonton Elevator Service, became chairman of the board of Great Northern Gas Utilities for 15 years and also served as director on numerous business firms in Edmonton. During World War II, he commanded No. 1 Ordinance Divisional Workshop RCOC, Canadian Army (Reserve) which later was redesignated 38 Technical Squadron Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Reserve Force) from 1942 – 1944 then accepted command of No. 1 (Reserve) Armoured Divisional RCEME in 1944, and remained with that unit until retiring in 1946. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration, C.D. and was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Edmonton Service Battalion. Canadian Army (Militia) in 1968. Over the years, Lt. Col. Garnett served as president of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, the Edmonton Chamber of Mines and Resources, the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers, the Edmonton Kiwanis Club, the Edmonton General Hospital Board, the Edmonton Industrial Development Board; was chairman of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 1939 and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1940; was made an honorary chief of the Alberta Cree Indians in 1932; and was elected to a fellowship in The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce of London in 1959.
· Garnett Court; same.
· Garnett Close; same.
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Context Map for the Glastonbury Neighbourhood showing existing street designations.
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Map showing the location of the proposed “Garnett Way”.
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Map showing the location of the proposed “Garnett Court”.
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Map showing the location of the proposed “Garnett Close”.
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Request to name a park in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood “John Patrick Gillese Park”.
The Names Advisory Committee recommends support to naming the parkland legally described as Lot 1MR, Block 6, Plan 9826140, located in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood be named “John Patrick Gillese Park”.
History
May 8, 1999
An application was received from Stantec Consulting Ltd. to name a parksite in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood, legally described as Lot 1MR, Block 6, Plan 9826140, “Glenwright Park”.
September 13, 1999
An application was received from Mrs. Elaine Moody to recognize the contributions of Mr. John Patrick Gillese.
October 14, 1999
An e-mail was received from Stantec Consulting Ltd. supporting the application to name the parksite in Glastonbury after Mr. Gillese, thus withdrawing their initial application.
November 3, 1999
Names Advisory Committee Meeting # 07/99
Motion: de Boer/ Baird
“That the Names Advisory Committee support the naming of parkland legally described as Lot1MR, Block 6, Plan 9826140, located in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood be named John Patrick Gillese Park.”
For the Motion: Baird, de Boer, Galan, Zapisocki, Melnychuk
Carried Unanimously
Administration
· Stantec Consulting Ltd. and Carma Developers Ltd. have agreed to name the parksite legally described as Lot 1MR, Block 6, Plan 9826140 after Mr. Gillese.
· Carma Developers Ltd. has agreed to enter into a cost-sharing partnership for signage on the parksite. They have already developed the site with grass, sand, and playground equipment.
· Administration was informed by the Edmonton Journal that Mr. Gillese passed away on October 23, 1999.
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Request to name a park in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood “John Patrick Gillese Park”.
Letters of Support:
· George Melynk; former Executive Director of Alberta Foundation for the Arts
· Mary-Anne Neal; daughter
· Andrea & David Spalding; Arbutus Retreat Writers
· Mel Hurtig; Publisher
· Dr. Walter H. Kaasa; Kaasa Communications Ltd.
· Peter Trynchy; Member of Legislative Assembly
· Rev. Father M. Hertz
· Dr. A. F. Oeming
· Adelaide Schartner
Letters of Non - Support:
· No Letters were received.
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Request to name a park in the Glastonbury Neighbourhood “John Patrick Gillese Park”.
Biography
John Patrick Gillese (1920 - 1999)
John Patrick Gillese, the second son of Frank and Ellen Gillese (nee Sharkey) was born on March 7, 1920 in Newtonstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
In the spring of 1926 when John Patrick was 6 years old, the Gillese family (parents, older brother Frank and younger brother James) immigrated to Canada and settled in Alberta on land in the Rochfort Bridge area.
It was a difficult time for the family. There were no jobs, no money and no government aid. John Patrick learned to hustle at an early age and became a successful trapper and hunter – he was a deadly shot with a twenty-two rifle. The sale of furs bought paper, envelopes and stamps.
He was an avid reader and remembers his mother saying, “Put your book away John, your father is coming.” He started writing for children’s pages in some publications of that time. School brought a refinement to his writing; a fine tuning perhaps. Stories and articles he wrote forty years ago were still being sold in the United States, Ireland and even Italy as late as five years ago. His writing stands the test of time.
In 1939 at the age of 19, John won a $1,000.00 prize for a short story submitted to a competition by an USA publisher (the equivalent of $100,000.00 today). John had a house built for his father and mother. His Dad said he could write full time and he and brother James would look after the farm.
John made his living as a free lance writer for many years while raising a family of six, all university educated.
John Patrick became Director, Film and Literary Arts in 1971 and retired in April 1985. This brought him in contact with many aspiring writers, many of whom became world renowned.
(an excerpt from a letter by Andrea and David Spalding)
“We have had the pleasure of knowing John Patrick since he started working for the Department of Culture in 1971. He had special responsibility for writers and encouraged and supported them both in Edmonton and throughout Alberta, with great enthusiasm. He made government take seriously what was at the time a fledgling community.
His special talent was the support and development of new writers. We know of no one else who listened and encouraged the greenest of grass roots writers as he did. He developed numerous handouts (some of which we still use in our own writing classes) to remind people of basic skills. He taught writing classes in Edmonton, and facilitated others around the province, for both basic and advanced writers. He was instrumental in the development at the Banff School of Fine Arts of what eventually became Canada’s top writers’ professional program – the Banff Writing and Publishing program.”
“… he encouraged poets, playwrights, novelists, non-fiction writers, journalists, children’s writers in fact writing in all its forms was his passion and he perceived his job to encourage as many people as possible to hone their skills.”
“… he also was instrumental in encouraging the Alberta History project in which small towns and regions around Alberta compiled their own histories.” He was instrumental in starting the Banff playwriting workshop. He helped found the Edmonton chapter of The Canadian Authors Association and was the first western president of the National body. He lobbied for Alberta writing competitions. He helped writers understand and apply for grants. All this was achieved from behind the scenes and within the arts community itself.”