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Recommendation:
That this report be received for information.

Report Summary

  • City Policy C480 – Naming for Roads, Parks, and Municipal Facilities does not contain a specific section recognizing former Councillors of the City of Edmonton.
  • Since 1975, there have been thirty-nine (39) Councillors honoured.
  • An amendment to this Policy making provisions for the recognition of former Councillors would be subject to consultation with the Names Advisory Committee. The Planning and Development Department will facilitate this consultation process.

Previous Council/Committee Action

  • At the February 6, 2002 Executive Committee meeting, the following motion was passed:

“That the Administration prepare a report outlining:

  1. The recognition of individuals who have served as Alderman/ Councillors over the past 25 years.
  2. A potential policy for the recognition of Councillors by the City of Edmonton.”

Report

  • Since 1975, there have been thirty-nine (39) former Councillors recognized by naming a road, park, municipal facility or neighbourhood.
  • Since 1956, there have been sixty-one (61) Alderman/Councillors recognized by naming a road, park, municipal facility or neighbourhood.
  • There have been a total of 248 Alderman/Councillors serving the City of Edmonton during the time period of 1892-2000.
  • At the present time, City Policy C480 does not contain a specific section recognizing former Councillors of the City of Edmonton.
  • The Planning and Development Department would support an amendment to City Policy C480 recognizing former Councillors subject to consultation with the Names Advisory Committee.

Background Information Attached

  1. Councillors of City of Edmonton – Term of Office – Honourary Name

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Attachment 1

Councillors of City of Edmonton – Term of Office – Honourary Name

Alderman/Councillor / Term / Usage / Type /

Year Named

Frank J. Edwards / 1965-1967 / Edwards Drive / Road / 2001
John A. Cameron / 1892-1895 / Cameron Heights / Neighbourhood / 2001
Herbert Baker / 1927-1928; 1930-1933 / Baker Close / Road / 2000
Joseph A. Clarke / Mayor 1919-1920, 1935-1937; Councillor 1912, 1914-15, 1925 / Joe Clarke Atheltic Grounds / Municipal Facility / 2000
Dr. Charles H. Grant / 1917-1919 / Grant Court & Gate / Road / 1999
Patrick J. Ryan / 1958-1966 / Patrick J. Ryan Park / Park / 1999
George Alfred Webber / Winterburn 1912 / Webber Greens / Neighbourhood / 1999
Richard Secord / 1899 / Secord Neighbourhood / Neighbourhood / 1999
Harold Tanner / 1946 - 1955 / Tanner Link & Wynd / Roads / 1997
Izena Ross / 1922 /

Izena Ross Park

/ Park / 1995
James Ramsay / 1944-1945 / James Ramsay Park / Park / 1990
Dudley B. Menzies / 1971-1974 / Dudley B. Menzies Bridge / Bridge / 1989
T.H. Field / 1951 /

Field Close & Way

/ Road / 1989
Edward Hugh Leger / 1959 for 23 years / Leger / Neighbourhood / 1989
Col. Charles Yardley Weaver / 1922-1923 / Weaver Point & Drive / Roads / 1988
Arthur Harold Elliott / Jasper Place / Arthur Harold Elliott Park / Park / 1988
Ken Newman / 1964-1966; 1968-1983 / Ken Newman Park / Park / 1987
Duncan R. Innes / 1951-1952 / Duncan Innes Park / Park / 1986
Elizabeth Jane "Bettie" Hewes / 1974-1984 / Hewes Way / Road / 1984
W.E. Werner / 1925-1926 / W.E. Werner Park / Park / 1984
William Henry Sheppard / Strathcona / Sheppard Park / Park / 1983
F.J. Mitchell / 1942-1964; Mayor 1959 / Mitchell Industrial / Neighbourhood / 1982
Stephen Zaychuk / 1955 Beverly & amalgamation with Edmonton / Zaychuk Road / Road / 1982
Mr. Charles Hepburn / 1919-1920 / Hepburn Avenue / Road / 1981
Mr. Abe Miller / 1951-1957 / Miller and Miller Boulevard / Neighbourhood & road / 1981
James Finlay Falconer, founder of Names Advisory Committee. / 1956-1958 / Falconer Heights / Neighbourhood / 1979
John Fry / 1932-1936 / John Fry Park / Park / 1979
James Harwood Ogilvie / 1932-1948 (except 1934) / Ogilvie Ridge / Neighbourhood / 1979
Judge Athelstan Bisset / 1935, 1937-1938, 1941-1952 / Bisset / Neightbourhood / 1976
Julia Kiniski / 1964-1971 / Kiniski Gardens, Kiniski Crescent, and Park / Neighbourhood, Park, Road / 1976
Alexis Morin / Winterburn / Morin Industrial / Neighbourhood / 1976
William Hawrelak / Councillor 1950-1951; Mayor 1952-1959; 1964-1965; 1974-1975 / William Hawrelak Park / Park / 1976
Thomas Daly / 1907 / Daly Grove; Daly Grove Park / Neighbourhood / 1976
Joseph Francis Pollard / Strathcona / Pollard Meadows / Neighbourhood / 1976
Hon. Neil S. Crawford / 1967-1971 / Crawford Plains / Neighbourhood / 1976
George S. Armstrong / 1908-1910 / Armstrong Industrial / Neighbourhood / 1975
Mr. James Duncan Hyndman / 1910-1911 / Hyndman Crescent & Road / Road / 1975
William S. Edminston / 1895-1896; Mayor 1898-1899 / Edmiston Industrial / Neighbourhood / 1975
Mr. William Humberstone / Beverly / Humberstone Road / Road / 1975
Dr. F. A. Keillor / late 20s & early 30s / Keillor Road / Road / 1974
Sidney Parsons / 1951-1959 / Parsons Industrial & Road / Neighbourhood &Road / 1973
Mr. Robert Winslow Hamilton / 1944-1945 / Hamilton Crescent / Road / 1973
Mr. George Hazlett / 1927-1928 / Hazlett Crescent / Road / 1973
William T. Henry / Mayor 1914-1917; Councillor 1901-1902 / Henry Avenue / Road / 1973
Thomas Bellamy / 1895-1896, 1905-1906, 1908, 1911, & 1917 / Bellamy Hill / Road / 1973
Edmund Del Grierson / 1902-1904 / Grierson Hill / Road / 1973
Dan Knott / Mayor 1932-43: Councillor 1923-1926; 1930-1931; 1938-1941 / Knottwood & various roads / Subdivision / 1972
Frederick Casselman / 1938-1940 / Casselman / Subdivision / 1969
Charles Leonard Mannering Spark-Simmonds / 1953-1955 / Charles Simmonds Park / Park / 1965
Richard D. Butler / Jasper Place / Butler Memorial Park / Park / 1963
JJ Duggan / 1924-25; Mayor of Strathcona / Duggan / Neighbourhood / 1961
Cornelius Gallagher / Mayor 1896; Councillor 1893, 1894, 1897, 1902-1903 / Gallagher Park / Park / 1959
3 Douglas brothers; James A. Douglas, Robert B. Douglas, & Henry W. Douglas / James A. Douglas was Alderman and Mayor of the City; Robert B. Douglas was Alderman of Strathcona and later of Edmonton; Henry W. Douglas was Trustee / Douglas / Subdivision / 1956
William A. Griesbach / Mayor 1907; Councillor 1905-1906 / Griesbach / Neighbourhood / unknown
John R. Boyle / 1905-1906 / Boyle Street / Neighbourhood / unknown
Matthew McCauley / Mayor 1892-1894; Councillor 1896 / McCauley / Neighbourhood / unknown
Hugh A. Calder / 1912-1916 / Calder / Neighbourhood / unknown
David Gillard Latta / 2nd Council / Latta Bridge / Bridge / unknown

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