Report to/Rapport au:

                                              Planning and Development Committee/              

Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement

 

and Council/ et au Conseil

 

 15 August 2001/ le 15 août 2001

 

Submitted by/Soumis par:  Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général

Development Services Department/Services d’aménagement

 

Contact/Personne-ressource:  Catherine E. Junop, Director/Directrice

Building Services/Services du bâtiment

244-5300-1-3368, Catherine.Junop@city.ottawa.on.ca

 

 

Ref N°:  ACS2001-DEV-BLD-0004

 

SUBJECT:     Municipal Addressing Study - Duplicate Street Names

 

OBJET:          Étude sur les adresses municipales - Répétition des noms de rue

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.                  That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council approve the 136 street name changes which received majority support from affected residents in the consultation process, as detailed in Document 1.

 

2.                  That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council approve the 10 street name changes suggested by petition from the community but for which community response from those affected was less than 51%, as detailed in Document 2.

 

3.                  That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council support one of the following options for the two (2) remaining duplicated street names, as detailed in Document 3:

a.                  That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council continue the review of Lilac Lane (Cumberland and Ottawa) and Sunset Boulevard  (Ottawa and Osgoode) with a view to resolving the duplicated street names and report back within three months, or

b.         That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council approve the suggested street name change for Lilac Lane, Ottawa to Magnolia Lane and Sunset Boulevard, Ottawa to Sunset View Boulevard.

 

4.      That Planning and Development Committee recommend City Council approve and enact the implementing by-laws detailed in Document 9 to change the names of the streets approved in Recommendations 1, 2 and 3

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

1.                  Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal d’approuver les 136 changements de dénomination de rue qui ont reçu l’appui de la majorité des résidents au cours du processus de consultation, tels qu’ils sont expliqués au Document 1.

 

2.                  Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal d’approuver les dix changements de dénomination de rue suggérés par la communauté par le biais de pétitions, mais pour lesquels l’appui de la communauté s’élevait à moins de 51 %, tels qu’ils sont expliqués au Document 2.

 

3.                  Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal d’appuyer l’une des options suivantes pour les deux (2) noms de rue dupliqués restants, telles qu’elles sont expliquées au Document 3:

    1. Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal de poursuivre l’examen de l’allée Lilac (Cumberland et Ottawa) et du boulevard Sunset (Ottawa et Osgoode) en vue de résoudre le problème lié aux noms de rue dupliqués et de présenter son rapport d’ici trois mois;
    2. Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal d’approuver le changement de dénomination de rue suggéré pour l’allée Lilac, Ottawa, à allée Magnolia, et pour le boulevard Sunset, Ottawa, à boulevard Sunset View;

 

4.         Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil municipal d’approuver et d’adopter les règlements municipaux de mise en œuvre expliqués au Document 9 afin de changer les noms des rues approuvés aux Recommandations 1, 2 et 3.

 

BACKGROUND

 

This Report is the culmination of the extensive research and public consultation that was initiated by the Ottawa Transition Board (OTB) and which was continued under the direction of the Development Services Department.  The Department has analyzed the findings of the project group and has determined that the benefit of eliminating duplicated street names warrants consideration.  The Ottawa Transition Board established the Street Naming and Numbering Project to identify problems relating to duplicate municipal addresses, assess best practices, and prepare a policy report that would establish the future administration of municipal addressing and recommended a solution to eliminate duplicate street names.  A second report recommending new policies, regulations, administration, enforcement, fees and charges, and signage protocol for the future street names for the City will be forwarded to Committee and Council in the fall 2001.

As communities grow or amalgamate duplicated street names become an even greater issue of concern for those emergency and general service agencies that are concerned with the ability to provide effective service to residences and businesses.  In previous annexations, street name change by-laws were enacted through notice in the local newspaper in advance of the changes.  In 1950, the City of Ottawa enacted a By-law that resulted in the renaming of over 50 streets without formal consultation.  Since the turn of the 20th century, area municipalities have enacted over 300 street name change by-laws.  Just as the issue of clearly visible address numbers on rural properties became a provincially mandated issue for rural municipalities, the confusion that is possible from duplicate street names once again must be considered.  Both are elements of way finding that, when confusion arises,  “Hard to find is Hard to Help.” 

 

Few of the Ontario municipalities that have recently amalgamated have, as yet, opted to implement an effective solution for duplicate street names.  Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, and Sudbury have recently met to discuss how best to deal with duplicate street names in a manner that will have minimal impact on affected communities in terms of cost and personal records.  Municipal representatives were very supportive of Ottawa’s in-depth analysis and approach to the recommended solution. Some of these cities are now re-examining the duplicate street name issue because the alternative of inaction relies on the continuing use of municipal references that are no longer officially recognized. 

 

In this regard, neither Bell Canada nor Canada Post is compelled to maintain historical references to previous municipality names.  Bell Canada is currently pro-actively encouraging municipalities that either have or are about to amalgamate to eliminate street name duplication as quickly as is feasible.  It is their objective to work with area municipalities to have these references eliminated ideally within 24 months so that, once again, only the officially recognized municipality names remain.  As the names of the old municipalities whether officially or unofficially fade into the past, it will ultimately become more and more difficult and confusing, in particular for tourists, when attempting to differentiate between streets with the same name.  The viable solution is to either change the street name or render the name clearly unique (Refer to Optional Solutions Section).  Finally, Bell Canada has recently adopted the policy that, for all future amalgamated cities, the PERS system cannot be implemented until all street names have been rendered unique.

 

The OTB project considered alternatives to street name changes, particularly those suggestions that were put forward by the public during consultation.  The suggested alternatives for the most part involve incorporating new elements into existing databases, or incorporating old community names.  In terms of information consistency, a majority of the suggestions would involve the need to amend 100 % of the database for all cities in Ontario to resolve an issue that affects 1.6% of Ottawa’s population.

 


DISCUSSION

 

Recommendation 1

 

Development Services Department recommends changing street names at this time for the following reasons:

·        To reduce the potential for confusion and delay in the dispatch of Emergency Services.

·        To simplify way finding for the general public and tourists, taxis, delivery businesses etc.

·        To capitalize on the considerable portion of the project already completed including extensive public consultation under the sponsorship and financial support of the OTB.

·        To capitalize on the unique opportunity the new City has to proceed with this project where through the public consultation process a majority of respondents have indicated support for the change.

·        To implement the solution of eliminating duplication as a “Best Practice” where alternative solutions have been investigated and, based on the discussion of each alternative outlined below, that this measure is the most cost effective, least disruptive and reasonable method of dealing with the issue.

 

i)     Emergency Dispatch

 

The primary concern that arises when discussing duplicate street names is the potential for confusion and the resulting delay in emergency response.  In 2000, the 911 Call Centre, a service available to our 785,000 residents and over 6,000,000 tourists annually, received 236,010 emergency calls.

 

Of significant concern is the proportion of incoming emergency calls received from cell phones and the fact that the use of cell phones to obtain emergency assistance is increasing at an alarming rate.  Currently, cell phone calls equate to 38% of all calls to the 911 Call Centre or 90,412 calls in the past year, up from 34% or 69,364 calls in 1999.  Currently 25% of Canadians have cell phones compared to 17% in 1999.  In comparison, Japan is currently contending with a cell phone saturation of 80% (Reference Optional Solutions – Add a Numerical Code).

 

All emergency services and the 911 operators must deal with the issue of duplicate streets on a daily basis.  Over and above the 236,010 calls to the 911 Centre, there are an additional 750,000 calls annually from individuals who attempt to call police, ambulance and fire services directly.  The Ottawa Police Communication Section indicated the following: “When a caller utilizes the police emergency number or calls from a cellular telephone, no personal address information is displayed at the Call Centre and the call taker must identify the location of the emergency by questioning the caller.  Callers do not always know where they are.”

 

Understanding that many callers are under considerable stress when making an emergency call, identifying their exact location in a timely manner can become challenging.  Cell phone callers and non-residents in such a predicament often resort to locating the nearest street sign and provide this information to the call taker.  When that street sign bears the name of one of a number of duplicate street names, additional questioning must take place, which again takes valuable time.  The opportunity for increased confusion clearly exists.  The most efficient way to address this issue is to eliminate duplicate street names.

 

Recent examples:  A victim of domestic violence calling from a pay telephone located on one of two roads of the same name located approximately 20 kilometers apart.  A second individual in a life-threatening situation located on a street bearing the same name, where both streets (one in the rural and one in the urban area) were located in the same city.  Confusion with a motor vehicle accident located on one of two 9th line Roads.” (Ref. Document 4 – Police Communication Section)

Emergency service representatives have stressed that street names need to be clear and unique to avoid confusion for the service providers, the business sector and the general public when attempting to locate a property.  Hard to find can mean hard to help.”

 

While emergency services view the use of cell phones as a real advantage in terms of convenience, the location of the caller remains an issue.  When an emergency call is received from a cell phone, the only information displayed on the 911 screen is the Automatic Number Identification/Automatic Location Identification (ANI/ALI) of the cellular provider.  The caller must describe their specific location using the only indicators available to them at the scene of the emergency.  Typically, this is the name of the street and the house number.  Call takers have advised that, under stress, a caller will typically remember the proper name of the street but will either not remember or give an incorrect suffix.   Without clear property identification, the ability for the call taker to confirm the location of an emergency within the optimum first few critical seconds will be seriously affected.

 

Police, ambulance and fire have provided examples of problems arising from duplicated street names.  The most compelling example occurred in the City of Peterborough.  A coroner’s inquest followed an unfortunate death in 1995.  The findings of the inquest brought to the foreground the importance of first response effectiveness, the relationship between clear municipal addressing and the ability to provide the service within the critical first few minutes.  In this case, confusion with duplicate street names contributed to a nine-minute delay in the arrival of the ambulance at the proper location.  In his testimony, the pathologist indicated the recovery probability of an individual having a heart attack declines about 2% to 10% per minute starting with the estimated probability of 70% to 80% survival at the zero.  In most life-threatening situations, time is the critical element and any delay in way finding will diminish the probability of recovery.

 

Case Studies Examples (Confusion resulting from municipal addresses):

 

·        “End Address Mix-up, jury says.”  A fatality in Manotick-Rideau was attributed to confusion over the display of an unofficial civic address (Ottawa Citizen article Jan. 15, 1991).

 

·        “Straightening out confusing street names in Strathroy.” A newspaper article discusses how emergency vehicles were sent to the wrong ‘duplicate’ street, thus delaying response time to the correct location. After repeated calls between the Police Chief and dispatch, it was determined that emergency crews should have been on Parkview Crescent rather than Parkview Drive.  It was noted in the article that this confusion could have had disastrous results if the emergency was more serious (The Age Dispatch, Apr. 4, 2001).

 

·         “Mix-ups put lives at risk- (Fire crews sent to wrong city),” A newspaper article discusses the need to eliminate duplicate street names.  The article showed that confusion emerged when a 911 caller stated that the incident was on Blair Road, Gloucester where the dispatch was able to determine, minutes later, the incident was actually on Blair Street in Ottawa.  Dispatch had to then re-direct emergency crews to the correct location (Ottawa Sun, 2000).

 

·        “Township puts an end to road with 3 names,” A newspaper article discusses how, due to a roadway having 3 different official names, emergency services were confused as they attempted to determine the exact location of the emergency.  Subsequently, the majority of residents who live on the street signed a petition requesting that, to eliminate future confusion, one name applied to the road (Ottawa Citizen).

 

·        A resident in Osgoode experienced a delay in receiving emergency assistance as a result of confusion over a duplicate street name. The street name was duplicated elsewhere and Emergency services initially went to the wrong River Road.

 

ii)    Way Finding

 

Clear property identification is paramount to the effective location of our residents, business and the general public in an emergency situation.  Clear identification is necessary to receive even basic services, as for example, mail/parcel delivery, ordering a taxi, friends, family and tourists visiting our new City or simply ordering a pizza.  Individuals who have experienced delays in service delivery due to confusion with municipal addressing have indicated their support of this issue.

 

Factors affecting way finding

 

A majority of property information databases, including the system used at the 911 Call Centre, are address-based systems.  In an emergency, this information is relayed to the Call Centre in one of the following two ways:

 

 

If information is provided, a typical address string includes the individual or company name, the civic number, the street address and any extension (i.e. prefix or suffix) and the municipality.  

 

Note:   In both cases, the caller must confirm his or her location before dispatch of emergency services is possible.  Any confusion arising while attempting to confirm the address will result in a delay.

 

 

Streets with duplicate names represent only 4.3 % of the total number of listed streets in the new City.  Following the review of each affected street, based on the established evaluation criteria (discussed later in this report), it was concluded that 122 of the 272 affected streets would retain their names, while the names of the remaining streets or 2.4% of the total number of streets in the new City need to be rendered unique.

 

iii)     Continuation of the OTB Project

 

General Overview

 

This project has incorporated a full public consultation process including 3 public meetings and 9 town hall meetings.  The purpose for the initial public meetings was to provide an overview of the study objectives, outline the evaluation process, obtain feedback on the draft evaluation criteria and solicit suggestions for new street names.  The subsequent town hall meetings were to obtain feedback on the draft recommendations and optional names as developed by the community, local historians and the team.  Over the course of the project, the public was encouraged to suggest alternate solutions and/or new street names via letters, e-mails and facsimiles, and by speaking with one of the team members (Detailed Project Plan Available on Request).

 

All of the alternatives put forward by those directly affected, the general public and the emergency services were assessed and are discussed in Best Practices.  Suggested solutions included, change existing technology to recognize the duplicate names, change the suffix only, add an alpha or numeric code, add the community name, change the civic number only and change the street name. 

 

Once identified as a safety issue, comments from the general public indicated support for the need to render street names unique.  A large portion of those directly affected, once informed of the safety aspects and the objective of the project to provide clear identification for families, friends and neighbours were also in support. 

 

Those adamantly opposed to change were primarily concerned about the potential loss of historic background and community identity.  In all cases, the recommendations have attempted to respect those streets with historically sensitive names by either incorporating the existing name into the new name or by given the community the opportunity to circulate a petition recommending a new name.

 

Some individuals related their personal experiences with confusion caused by addressing problems and resulting delays.  The examples detailed below relate to both emergency response and basic service delivery. 

 

§         Similar sounding street names and names that mean the same (airport/aviation parkways)

§         Identical street names with different suffixes

§         Continuous streets with multiple street names over the length of the street

§         Streets with an alpha or numeric identification only.

§         Streets and/or private roadways that are named but not formally recognized by by-law and/or may not be illustrated on existing official mapping systems

§         The lack of addressing for parks, bridges, streets within school boundaries, federal, commercial and office complexes identified by name only.

§         Other anomalies as determined through the project and listed in Document 5.

 

These items will be discussed within the second Report to deal with the overall street naming policies and best practices for the administration of municipal addressing in the future.

 

Background

 

The 911 Emergency Response System was implemented in 1988 with the subsequent execution of a Joint Powers Agreement in 1994 between the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, all area municipalities, the Ministry of Health and the emergency response agencies for the establishment and maintenance of the current joint enhanced E911 system.  The base maps indicating the street configuration and street names is provided to Bell Canada by the City of Ottawa.  Together with the address database, the information is then supplied by Bell Canada to the 911 Call Centre.  For Emergency Services to be effective, the information on the E911 system relating to municipal addressing, now provide by the new Public Emergency Reporting Service (PERS), successfully implemented on June 27, 2001, is dependent on clear, accurate and consistent information (Ref. Doc. 6 - Correspondence from Bell Canada). 

 

In 1996 and 1997 both the 911 Management Board and Regional Council identified municipal addressing concerns as a critical issue.  In 1999, the 911 Management Board formed a task group (Sub-Committee on Civic Addressing) with representation from the various emergency services and area municipalities to review existing related by-laws and regulations.  On February 4, 2000, Regional Council considered and adopted the specific street naming guidelines recommended by the Sub-Committee.  At that time, both the 911 Management Board and Regional Council conveyed a strong message to the OTB stressing the need, importance and urgency of resolving concerns related to municipal addressing, in particular those street names that would be duplicated as a result of the upcoming amalgamation.  It was emphasized that not since the implementation of the 911 system has there been a more opportune time to develop a common approach to municipal addressing.   

 

The primary objective of the Ottawa Transition Board (OTB) project was to develop an implementation strategy that would result in an inventory of unique street names and to reduce potential confusion and delay in the dispatch of emergency services.  Resolution of the duplicate street names was to be based on a fair impartial process with a minimum of disruption to the affected owner/occupant residents and public/private businesses of the new City of Ottawa, with an emphasis on an extensive public participation process.

 

iv)        Best Practices

 

To determine best practices/lessons learned in other amalgamated cities across the province and within Canada, a survey was conducted (Document 7).  Cities who have taken action to resolve the issue have attempted a variety of approaches.   Some cities addressed duplicate street names in preparation for conversion to the 911system.  Other municipalities, for example Prince Edward County, placed the greatest emphasis on the historic background.  In that case, only the suffixes were changed in an attempt to make streets unique.  The municipality later admitted this was not the best solution as it has caused confusion for emergency services in that callers to the 911 Centre often confuse the suffix.  As a result, a change in suffix only is no longer permitted.  A second example is the City of Picton that, for the well-known streets in the primary business district, the name of the municipality was added to the address line, i.e., “Main Street” became “Picton Main Street.”  This latter alternative has been adopted as a viable recommended solution for some of the duplicate Main Streets in Ottawa.

 

Optional Solutions

 

To identify viable options that would satisfy the needs of those directly affected, emergency and general service agencies, and the general public, all of the alternatives submitted by emergency services, the technical sub-committee, affected residents, businesses, the general public and the project team were considered. 

 

Suggestions were far ranging from simply changing the civic number to utilizing existing technology to change the overall data base information provided to the 911 Call Centre so as to continue to recognize existing duplicate names through the introduction of codes or geographical reference points.  The following is a summary list of suggestions and a discussion of the alternatives.  The alternative recommended by the Department is included at the end of this section:

a.                               Change the suffix

b.                              Add an alpha or numeric code

c.                               Change the existing technology

d.                              Add the town, village or neighborhood name

e.                               Mapping to the neighborhood level (town, villages, hamlet)

f.                                Changing the civic numbers only

g.                               Change the street name

 
a)   Change the suffix

 

Some individuals felt that duplicate street names could be made unique by simply changing the suffix, as for example, from “Street” to “Avenue.”  Based on first hand experiences, dispatchers and front line staff have indicated this alternative will not avoid potential confusion.  In a stressful situation, callers often remember the proper street name but sometimes inadvertently give an incorrect suffix.  For example, when an address is entered onto a 911 screen, all streets starting with the same primary name are listed.  In all cases, the call taker must quiz the caller to confirm on which of the duplicate streets the caller is calling from.  In a panic situation, the caller may not be able to respond or provide detailed information beyond the primary street name.  For duplicate streets, only through further dialogue with the caller can it be confirmed on which specific street the emergency exists.  An emergency vehicle cannot be dispatched until the confusion is resolved.  In extreme cases, the Call Centre must dispatch vehicles to multiple locations thus, jeopardizing other emergency situations. 

 

A unique street name would eliminate confusion and the resulting delay in dispatching emergency services.

 

b)   Add an Alpha or Numeric Code

 

Add the Postal Code (Canada Post)

 

A suggestion was made that the inclusion of the postal code would render the street name unique in that the code would identify the general location of the street as to whether the street is in, for example, Osgoode Village or Fitzroy Harbor. 

 

This option might be feasible if all emergency calls were received from hard line telephones, where the code could be included as part of the personal information displayed at the 911 Call Centre.  However, if the call is received from a different location, a wireless or cell phone, no information is displayed and the caller would have to provide the postal code for that area.    The code would have to be displayed on the street sign in order to assist visitor and service companies in emergency situations. The City has no jurisdiction over the postal coding system that can change periodically.  In this regard, Canada Post has a long-range goal to ultimately convert R.R. and P.O. Box designations to the municipal address system.  Some codes, particularly in the rural areas, encompass large areas of the City and would not provide the desired clarity.  As mentioned, under stress, callers have difficulty describing basic information and will often remember the street name but will have difficulty confirming related detailed information pertaining to, for example, the name of the particular neighborhood, town or village.  To expect the general public to provide a postal code would be considered an unreasonable expectation.

 

Add the Telephone Exchange (Bell Canada)

 

A suggestion was put forward that the three digit local telephone exchange be added at the end of the address line as an indicator of the precise location of a given property. 

 

A recent Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision now allows independent companies to provide telephone services across Canada.  At the same time, in anticipation of the quickly depleting source of available phone numbers, local municipalities are faced with the introduction of additional area codes and the anticipated 10-digit telephone number system, currently implemented in Toronto.  Finally, with the ever increasing pressure from businesses and the public to not change telephone number when relocating, Local Number Portability (LNP) is due to be introduced in the near future.  It is our understanding that customers will be able to transfer their 10 digit telephone numbers to any other service provider across Canada. Once implemented, emergency agencies would not be able to rely on telephone exchanges to dispatch emergency services.  Once again, the point address (unique street name) will be the critical factor in the ability to locate a 911 callers quickly and with minimal confusion.

 

Add a Numerical Code

 

Japan originally adopted a numeric system that has worked quite well for many years.  The system is of greatest benefit for mail delivery.  However, visitors have acknowledged that it is complicated when attempting to locate a property, unless the individual has access to local maps.  Visitors have difficulty relating to known landmark intersections without principle street names.  In Japan, numbers are used to identify the district, the neighborhood, the block and the unit.  This form of identification would not be consistent with other cities in Canada and, therefore, confusing for the public.  To maintain continuity and information consistency across the Province and the country, this option could not be applied exclusively to the affected duplicate street names in Ottawa.  To consider this option would necessitate a re-design of the entire addressing system.

 

To simply add a numeric code to the end of an address line would have the same effect as outlined in the previous section.

 

c)   Change the Existing Technology

 

Geo-Technical Coordinates

 

Some municipalities, as for example, Hamilton, are considering the use of coordinate information to identify properties.  The rationale is that when a call is received, an X, Y coordinate would be available within the information provided to the 911Call Centre that would identify the exact location of the property.  This information is currently available in the data string within some municipal databases. 

 

For this option to be viable, there are two issues to be considered.  In the past, the address information provided by Bell address, relate more closely to the billing address and not, therefore, the actual location of the telephone.  Recently, this information is more closely linked to the service address (the location of the telephone).  The above notwithstanding, often large companies have all of their telephones linked through a main switchboard or their head office building.  As a result, what will be displayed at the Call Centre, regardless of where an individual is calling from, will be the main address.  In some cases, the address information is still linked to the billing address.  For example, a person from AVIS car rental called 911 on a hard line and the call taker appropriately confirmed that the address displayed on their screen was in fact the location of the person calling.  Under stress, the caller responded “Yes, can you just please send an ambulance quickly!!”  In this case, the billing address for the AVIS head office was the information displayed on the ANI/ALI not the point address of the caller.  There was a fatality as a result of the confusion (Ottawa 1999).  Call takers always confirm that the information on the screen is the correct location and, if the caller hangs up, they must call back to confirm additional information. 

 

This case simply demonstrates how critical clear information is to effective emergency response and that geo-technical coordinates would only assist emergency service drivers locate the property once the proper address and location have been confirmed. 

 

The United States is also looking at this technology.  However, representatives have indicated that Geo-Technical coordinate information will only be used as an additional factor to help locate a property once the property has been identified by its municipal address.

 

Once again, since 38% of all 911 calls are received from cell phones, the only information displayed at the Call Centre is the address of the cellular provider.

 

Locating Cell Phones by Transmission Towers

 

A suggestion to locate cell phones by triangulating the signal sent from the transmission towers to a cell phone was considered.  Information obtained on this issue revealed that a signal sent to a cell phone is not stable and can easily move from one tower to another in the course of a conversation in that the phone is always searching for the strongest signal.  Typically, a cell phone receives the incoming or outgoing call signal from one tower.  To establish a reasonable level of accuracy, triangulation would require multiple towers.  Therefore, given that towers are only able to determine that the phone is within the general service radius of the tower, triangulation from local transmission towers is not considered by police communication staff to be an accurate method of point location.

 

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) – (Triangulation)

 

A cellular telephone equipped with GPS technology relays a signal to multiple satellites orbiting the earth that determine its position in terms of longitude and latitude.  If the signal is interrupted, as is the case when the unit is either in a building or under a canopy of trees, a position cannot be determined. Therefore, while GPS could be used for positioning cellular telephones located outside, another method of locating GPS units located inside buildings would have to be employed.  It is our understanding this technology has yet to be developed.

 

The United States Federal Communication Commission has recently legislated that cell-phone manufacturers equip their telephones with location-tracking technology by 2005.  While such technology could save lives in an emergency, the legislation has raised serious questions concerning invasion of personal privacy.  In preparation of a class action suit against the Federal Government, the law firm Perkins and Cole of Seattle stated the following “For most people, it is a very scary proposition that the government can use not only your mobile phone but Palm Pilots and any other mobile device to track your every movement.  Some worry that the technology will be used in other ways, with providers selling information to merchants or worse: stalkers or abusive relatives.”  

 

Ultimately, our charter right to personal privacy may be in question and the universal adoption of a mandatory location-tracking system would likely require lengthy debate at the Federal level.  It is our understanding, this technology is not currently or in the near future under considered by the Canadian government.

 

There is some discussion that this technology may be considered by the emergency services to assist with the ability to dispatch the closest vehicle to an emergency or crime scene.  GPS technology is currently available to individuals or businesses that choose to exercise this option.

 

Cellular Phone Tracking

 

As mentioned, the number of emergency calls received annually from cell phones is increasing at a staggering rate.  Specifically, in 2000 there has been a 4% increase from the previous year and the projection for 2001 is that the percentage of all emergency calls received from cell phones will exceed 42%.  This is compounded by the over 750,000 additional calls received annually from callers attempted to contact the fire, ambulance or police telephone lines directly, in which case no address data base information is available to the call taker. 

 

Generally, the public is not aware that the only information displayed from a cell phone on the ANI/ALI screen at the 911 Call Centre is the address of the company providing the cell phone service. In addition, information related to callers calling individual services directly is not available.  Finally, unlisted telephone numbers do not display personal information.  As a result, call takers are finding it more and more difficult to locate these callers.  Cell phone callers must continue to use street name signs, house numbers and local physical land marks as the only available identifiers when attempting to describe their specific location.  Problems arise when, for example, a child or a tourist while knowing or being able to determine the name of the street, if duplicated elsewhere in the city, will not be able to confirm the specific location of that particular street.

 

Information Consistency

 

Bell Canada has advised that a primary objective is the accessibility by all communities across the province to consistent information and, eventually, wherever 911 services are provided in Canada.  Some of the smaller municipalities are not as technologically advanced as Ottawa or Toronto and would not, therefore, be able to utilize or relate to, for example, geo-technical property coordinate information. 

 

At the outset of the 911 Project, all area municipalities were evaluated by Bell Canada to determine the status of their database and system capabilities.  It was concluded that all systems would be able to accept and share the basic address information as the common form of identification.  In this regard, if geo-code information were to be considered a viable solution, all area municipalities would first have to be consulted to ensure this information can be supplied by each municipality and whether existing systems would be capable of using or exchanging this information.  In addition, as it would be the responsibility of each municipality to provide this information, of greater issue to the smaller municipalities may be the cost to establish and maintain the information.

 

Recently, in light of the recognized safety issues, Bell Canada has indicated that, in the future, any municipality wishing to be included within the new 911 PERS network will have to first eliminate all duplicate street names.

 

d)   Adding the Town, Village or Neighborhood Name

 

To extend an address through additional words, numbers or codes will add complexity to the address, therefore, requiring more information for an individual to remember when under stress.  In terms of readability, the street sign is limited in the number of characters that can be displayed before the sign loses structural integrity or the width of the sign creates an obstruction within the road allowance.  Further, if an existing name exceeds 22 characters, the size of the letters must be reduced in order to include the full name.  This reduces readability thus, creating a safety risk. 

 

The Signs and Pavement Markings Section have indicated that complaints have been received expressing concern that existing signs are too small.  Within the second policy report, recommendations will be submitted relating to the conclusions of a best practices review of various forms of signage.  Results show that, in order to improve readability, the corporate standard for the size of both the sign blade and the font need to be increased.

  

In conclusion, for clarity a street name should be as short as possible, clear to interpret and easy to understand.

  

e)   Mapping to the Neighbourhood Level

 

Faced with the amalgamation of a number of municipalities in Ontario and Quebec and the resulting duplicate street names, Bell Canada initiated a review of alternatives within the context of 911 PERS implementation.  One option considered was to replace the existing municipality name (i.e.: Ottawa, Ontario) with the name of the local town, village or neighborhood.  To determine the viability of this option, in 1996 Bell Canada undertook a trial in Haldimand-Norfolk.  The trial involved preparing detailed maps to define the boundaries of the village, town or hamlet.  The trial demonstrated that Bell would require an estimated 53% more time to capture the address information, and in the more densely populated areas up to 93%.  Municipalities would be required to implement system changes, allocate manpower to populate databases and to amend mapping systems that would incur initial implementation costs and ongoing maintenance costs.  Since Bell is committed to the maintaining information consistency, this work would have to be undertaken within each municipality across the Province and be compatible with existing local technology.  Finally, the commitment to rollout the 911 PERS upgrade to the un-served areas of Ontario and Quebec within established timelines would be significantly delayed.  The Ontario 911 Advisory Board agreed that based on results of the trial, mapping to the detailed level was not a viable alternative. As such, Bell has stated that this option would not be considered unless otherwise instructed by the Advisory Board.

 

f)    Changing the Civic Number Only

 

The suggestion to either add a number or multiple numbers in front of an existing civic number, ensure the number is not duplicated on another street with the same name, or to insert address ranges as a way to distinguish geographic areas, as a way to avoid the need to change the street name, was assessed. 

 

These alternatives would present the following concerns:

 

·        Emergency Services currently have problems with duplicate names and this option would not address this underlying concern.

·        A change in number would still require a formal address change including notification to all business and personal contacts.

·        All affected owners and occupants would be required to install new civic numbers, whereas a street name change would only require notification with a change of address package which will be provided by Canada Post at no cost.

·        If number changes were implemented for the affected properties only, existing sequential numbering would be disrupted.  In this regard, to provide guidance to both emergency and general service agencies, the new by-law will provide standard suffixes denoting the scale of the roadway.  For example, a “Court” is defined as a short local street including a cul-de-sac, a “Street” is a local collector or through street, while a “Boulevard” is a four lane divided roadway separated by a median.  Similarly, numbering should provide an indication as to the type of street.   For example, a short local street would have a low number range 0-50; a local collector would have a range between 10-500, while a major collector would utilize 1000-5000.  Thus, when attempting to locate a property, the number and suffix should provide important indicators.  For example, 10 Talbot Rd. would tell a driver to look for a short local street, whereas, 2410 St. Laurent Blvd. would indicate a long collector roadway.  In summary, to simply add a number(s) to an existing civic number would not be consistent with the policy objectives and would result in potential confusion.

 

g)   Changing the Street Name

 

Testimonials from the emergency services, delivery businesses who rely on municipal addresses to locate properties, individuals who have experienced addressing problems resulting in emergency response delays and case studies/inquests into deaths and near fatalities linked to streets with the same name and addressing problems in general all emphasized the need for clear, unique addressing. 

 

Street names must be easy to interpret and remember if it is to be accurately relayed to 911 in an emergency.  To consider alternatives that, in any way deviate from this objective were found to present potential confusion that result in dispatch delays for the 911 call takers when attempting to clarify the exact location of a caller.  With the implementation of the new PERS system, intended to enhance the ability to provide information and direct incoming emergency calls to the appropriate police, fire or ambulance service within seconds, is dependent on the ability to avoid the need to take additional critical seconds to clarify the location of callers.  Emergency calls received from cell phones are growing at an alarming rate.  As mentioned, currently 38% of all incoming calls to 911 are from cell phones, up 4% from the previous year.  In 2000, an additional 21,048 calls were received.  Such callers must be able to describe their exact location using only what information is available at the scene of the emergency, i.e., the street name and civic number.  If a caller is on a street with a duplicate name and not otherwise familiar with the specific community, additional time must be spent questioning the caller hoping they are able to describe unique physical characteristics of the area, i.e., recognizable landmarks.

 

Recommended Alternative

 

Both the objectives of original OTB Naming and Numbering charter project and the Departments is to recommend a solution that will address immediate addressing problems stemming from amalgamation and policies for the future administration of municipal addressing in the new City of Ottawa. 

 

Based on the alternative solutions outlined in the forgoing discussion, it has been concluded that a change in the street name is considered to be the only and best solution in the provision of optimum clarity with minimum disruption to the residents and businesses of Ottawa.  Amalgamation has presented an ideal opportunity to resolve this issue and to involve the affected residents and business in the choice of their new name.  A new unique name will provide maximum clarity for emergency services in the protection for our families, friends and visitors to our City.  In several cases, the recommended new name will be more representative of the community to which it relates.  It will assist the convenience industry by aiding general mail delivery to the correct address, parcel services, calling a taxi or simply ordering a pizza. 

 

The specific recommended name changes represent the conclusions of the study process, the position of the project team and the majority opinion of the affected owners and occupants.  Approval of Recommendation 1 will result in the resolution of 96% of the duplicate street names.  As outlined in Recommendation 2, where further research may be needed or where petitions received less than a majority support from the community, it is suggested either the petition name be re-circulate or the item be deferred for further analysis.

 

CONSULTATION

 

Majority Support

 

A primary objective of the project has been to ensure that affected property owners and tenants were given the opportunity to get involved in the study process and, for those directly affected, in the naming of the public street to which they are adjacent.  To this end, an extensive public consultation process was included in the project’s work plan.

 

The project was divided into three phases.  The consultant firm, RANA International, was retained to provide facilitation services.  As outlined below, Phase I included the development of evaluation criteria to determine which streets would retain their existing name and which should change.  In addition, to refine the street naming and numbering guidelines for later use when considering new street names both for this project and in the future.  Phase II involved three Public Meetings intended to provide a project overview, obtain input on the draft evaluation criteria and solicit suggestions for new names.  Phase III, the Town Hall meetings, were organized to present the results of the study, discuss the proposed recommendations and, for those streets recommended for change, the optional street names and/or the alternative petition process. 

 

Phase I - Workshop (Evaluation Criteria)

 

An initial workshop held on May 24, 2000 brought together participants with expertise in street naming and numbering including representatives from each of the emergency services, the area municipalities, representation from the Federation of Citizens, the business sector, and the project team.  The purpose was to develop draft evaluation criteria that would be used to determine which of the duplicate streets would retain their name and which should change. The criterion was subsequently refined and submitted to the public for input.

 

Phase II - Initial Public Meetings

 

All owners and tenants living and/or working on a street with a duplicate name were invited to attend one of three public meetings held in June at the Gloucester Community Centre, Nepean Sportsplex and the Richmond Community Centre.  Of the over 24,000 units notified, approximately 80-100 people attended each of the three meetings or just over 1 percent of the total number of those directly affected.   

 

As mentioned, the purpose for the initial public meetings was to provide a project overview and to solicit input on both the draft evaluation criteria and on the street naming and numbering guidelines to be used within the new municipal addressing by-law.   At each meeting, a number of facilitated working groups were formed to give each person the opportunity to express their ideas and concerns.  In general, the comments provided were positive and in support of the need to ensure clarity for the emergency services. 

 

Specifically, comments ranged from preferring no change to simply requesting more information about the process, timing and cost.  Statistically, the input recorded by RANA (Refer to Document 8, Numerical Summary of Public Input) indicated that there were 630 submissions or approximately 2.6 % of the affected residential and business occupants.  Submissions were subsequently review and summarized by the team (specific comments are available on request).  

 

The following are highlights from the comments received:

 

 

While the purpose for the initial meetings was to solicit input on the criteria, a large percentage of the comments related to street specific concerns.  However, all of the comments and suggestions were reviewed in the development of the final criteria.

 

Two suggestions put forward by the public were to determine the related costs to residents and businesses, and to identify whether there is “community significance” in the existing name.  With regard to cost, while the cost to residents would be fairly equal, a detailed cost analysis of the effect on businesses was not felt to be feasible given the obvious differences of scale and operational methods.  Historically, municipalities have not provided compensation for required name changes.  However, methods to reduce the financial impact were explored.  For example, following City Council approval, the enactment date of the name changes will be delayed six months thus giving businesses and residents an opportunity to exhaust stationery and to notify business contacts and friends.  From that date, as mentioned under Implementation Strategy, Canada Post has offered to waive the standard charge for the address change package and forward mail to the new address for 6 months.

 

With regard to community significance, a new category for “Other Factors” was introduced to capture related issues such as local historic or community significance unique to a given street.  Based on public input, the resulting modifications to the original draft criteria are detailed below. 

 

Proposed criteria modifications:

 

·        It is proposed that the “Number of residents and non-residential uses affected” criteria be divided into two categories, i.e.: “residential units” and “businesses.”

·        The testing of an original proposed criteria, “Follows Street Naming Guidelines,” revealed that this factor should be applied in the selection of new street name for new development.  For the purposes of this exercise, the guidelines are considered too restrictive in the context of trying to find/retain names reflective of the community.  As such, the naming guidelines should be “a consideration only” and not a deciding factor in choosing street names.

·        The criteria dealing with the length of time a street has existed “Date Street Created” needs to be clarified to indicate when the street was created rather than simply the number of years the name has existed.

·        Include as a factor whether the street is a Citywide recognized landmark.

 

Final Evaluation Criteria

·        Number of residential units

·        Number of businesses

·        Cost of replacing street signs*

·        Historical significance of street name

·        Date street created

·        Street name contributes to theme

·        Street forms boundary with or extends into municipality outside the new City

·        Landmark - well known street or safety related (i.e. hospital)

·        Other factors

* Based on one sign per intersection

 

Weighting Criteria

 

One of the principle objectives from the outset of the project has been to minimize impact on the affected individuals and businesses as a result of required name changes.  Comments were received that the evaluation criteria should be weighted with the preferred weighting applied to “historical significance.”  However, in testing this approach it became clear that weighting only historical significance would give unfair advantage in situations where other factors should be taken into consideration.  The evaluation needed the flexibility to deal with individual unique situations, in terms of, for example, an established theme or a well-known landmark.  As such, where the number of affected residents and businesses were equal, the other evaluation factors were considered by comparing the applicable factor/criteria individually against each of the affected streets.

 

Approach to Evaluating Streets

 

As stated, the underlying objective has been to minimize impact on those residents and businesses directly affected.  Therefore, where there are clearly a greater number of occupants on one street, the recommendation is for the remaining duplicate streets to change their name.  If the number of residents and businesses are effectively equal, the other factors with regard to historical significance, the date the street was created, existing theme, etc. were considered.

 

For those streets identified to undergo a name change, first consideration was given to the names suggested by the affected community.  To supplement the number of required names and to provide at least two options for each street, an extensive amount of research was undertaken resulting in a list of over 600 potential names.  Since the need to retain historical significance was of prime importance, the principal focus was placed on the research undertaken by local historians, historical societies and available historical information unique to the community, the former municipality and finally the City as a whole.

 

Bilingualism

 

Where street names were in languages other than English, unless otherwise suggested by the community, the suggested replacement name is in the same language.  As set out in the guidelines, all street names are assigned both English and French suffixes.  As will be recommended for the new municipal addressing by-law, where a name has accents the accents will appear on the street sign.  Finally, it will be recommended that the new municipal addressing by-law permit street names in any language with the provision, regardless of language, that the name does not pose any confusion in terms of interpretation, pronunciation or with other existing street names.

  

All of the names considered were reviewed to ensure there is no duplication with the 6000 existing names currently within the boundaries of the new City and that the names are generally acceptable in terms of satisfying the proposed naming guidelines.

 

Phase III - Town Hall Meetings

 

The final phase of direct public consultations consisted of notification by letter to the affected owners and tenants.  The letter included a proposed recommendation and rationale regarding which street should retain the name, street name options for those streets identified to be changed and a form to indicate the preferred optional name to be completed and returned.  All owners and tenants were requested to either return the form or to attend one of nine Town Hall meetings. 

 

The purpose for the Town Hall meetings was to outline the evaluation process, discuss the results and recommendations of the study, and optional names as developed by the community, local historians and the team.  Professional staff from RANA and the full team was in attendance to facilitate the meeting and to be available to discuss on a one to one basis any specific issues or concerns.

 

If an individual or the community as a whole were not in support of the optional names, each street was given the opportunity to suggest an alternate name (not otherwise duplicated within the new City) and, using the procedure package provided, were given time to circulate a petition to obtain the consensus of those affected.  If a majority of affected owners and occupants were in support of the new name, the recommended name listed in Document 1 has been changed to reflect the community preference.

 

Notification

 

An important aspect of the project has been to ensure that all of the affected residential and business occupants and property owners were notified of the pubic meetings.  This will also be crucial for notification of the final Council’s decision concerning specific changes.

 

At the outset of the project, given that both urban and rural properties would be affected, it became clear that available information needed to be enhanced.  The Team initiated an exhaustive process to develop a comprehensive database for mailing purposes.  This information was also crucial in confirming the number of residents and businesses affected, in that this would be a critical factor in the evaluation of which street with a duplicate name would retain their name.

 

The following is a list of sources considered:

·        GIS - MAP database

·        Ontario Assessment System (OASYS)

·        Might’s Directory (business database)

·        Vernon Directory (business database)

·        Cornerstone Inc.

 

vi.        Implementation

 

Phased Approach

 

Following approval of specific name changes and the enactment of the necessary implementing by-law, a phased approach to implementing the actual name changes is recommended.  In response to concerns regarding potential confusion if all required address changes were to be implemented simultaneously, it is recommended that there be a delay between phases (to be determined).  The by-law enactment date would be segmented with an initial delay for a period of 6 months to give businesses and residents an opportunity to exhaust stationery and notify clients and friends.  A phased approach, in consultation with Canada Post, would reduce the need to make multiple address changes. Changes would be made on a geographic basis with an estimated overall implementation period of 12 months.

 

Notification will be sent to individuals/businesses directly affected, emergency and technical services agencies, for example, IT groups, Bell Canada, Canada Post, the assessment office.  Over 150 agencies and groups will be notified (A complete list of contacts is available on request).

 

Rural Implications – Postal Service

 

It is our understanding that most of the rural areas now serviced by P.O. Box or R.R. numbers will retain their current postal mailing address for at least the next 5 to 10 years.  While the Department will work with Canada Post to implement simultaneous street name changes with any required postal code changes in the inner city, in light of the above, the required street name changes only will proceed in the rural areas.

 

Street Signs

 

Council, as part of their review of the upcoming policy report, will consider best practices study results with regard to concerns identified by the public relating to the design of existing street name signs.  The study results regarding size, colour, content and visibility of street signs has also been referred to the Transportation Utilities and Public Works Department (TUPW) for their consideration and appropriate action.

 

To accommodate the required street name changes, it will be necessary to at minimum replace affected street signs.  The number of signs and related costs are outlined in the Financial Implications section.

 

Address Confirmation

 

As part of the Departmental work program, where civic number changes are required and within 3 months following enactment of the by-law, the Department will confirm that the affected properties are displaying the official civic number. 

 

Recommendations 2

 

Where the optional names put forward by the Department were not acceptable to the community, the option to submit a petition suggesting an alternate street name was made available.  Petitions were received affecting 47 streets with 10 petitions receiving less that 51% support from the community.  Individuals who circulated petitions, indicated that in some cases they were simply unable to contact all of the affected occupants complicated by restricted assess to some apartment buildings.  As such, it was difficult to confirm whether the community representative circulating the petition contacted all of the affected residents/businesses. 

 

The Department is of the opinion that the affected communities are fully aware of the issue, have been given the opportunity to participate at several public meetings and that the residents/businesses on the affected streets would likely have been aware of an ongoing petition and the suggested alternate name. 

 

Recommendation 3

 

As outlined in Document 3, based on the original evaluation the criterion for both Lilac Lanes was effectively equal with a slightly higher number of residents in Ottawa.  Further, it was thought that there were an equal number of businesses.  Both streets were named based on an existing theme and while the street in Ottawa was established by by-law in 1962, at the time of the evaluation there was no related information for Cumberland.  Following the town hall meetings, Cumberland residents have submitted new information confirming that there is a greater number of businesses, evidence to the effect that the street has been in existence prior to 1962 and that the street is lined with Lilac trees.  Lilac Lane in Ottawa was one of a number of area streets named after flowers.  As such, it has been concluded that the recommendations should be for Ottawa to change its name.  To this end, the alternate name “Magnolia” is available and would maintain the established theme.

 

With regard to Sunset Blvd. in Ottawa and Osgoode, Sunset Boulevard in Osgoode has approximately 58 residential units and 12 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 28 residential units and 9 businesses in Ottawa.  With regard to theme, the Glebe neighborhood in Ottawa has three streets named in recognition of the adjacent lake (Dow’s Lake).  The streets in the Osgoode development form part of a planned community with many of the street names incorporating the word “lake”, given that there are three lakes in the project and the subdivision itself is named “Sunset Lakes.” The street in the Glebe is older having been established circa 1862 and register in 1922 while the street in Osgoode was developed as a natural extension of an existing street called Sunset Blvd. built over 50 years ago. 

 

Given that in Osgoode a greater number of residents and businesses would be affected, their theme is stronger and associated costs would be higher, the Department is recommending a name change for Ottawa.  However, in recognition of the considerable community support to retain the existing name for historical purposes, the suggested alternate names for Ottawa have incorporated the name “Sunset” (Sunset View or Sunset Vista).  Another suggested option was to become part of the adjacent Opeongo Road, in that Sunset Blvd. curves north forming a natural extension of Opeongo.  Further, in that the Opeongo residents have supported a petition to re-name their street “Dow’s Lake Road” this name would retain the link to the lake for the Sunset Blvd. residents.

 

Since the residents in Ottawa remain in opposition to a name change, recommendation 3 has been structured to provide the option to either approved the recommended name or refer the issue to staff for further public consultation.

 

The specific cases in this category are detailed in Document 3.

 

Recommendation 4

 

Pursuant to Section 210 of the Municipal Act, to change the name of a highway, the municipality having jurisdiction must first pass a by-law.  The new name has no effect until a certified copy of the by-law has been registered in the Property Land Registry Office.  Further, that a notice of the proposed by-law must be published at least once a week on four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality and the Council has heard any person who claims to be adversely affected.

 

Prior to this meeting, notification has been published in the local newspapers and a letter sent to those individuals/businesses who have provided input.  As indicated in the Disposition section, the Legal Services Branch is responsible to undertake required title searches, registration and to prepare the implementing by-law for consideration by Council as detailed in Document 9.

 


FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Street Numbering and Naming Project

 

To staff and undertake the study, retain consultant services, implement a comprehensive public consultation process, correspond with the public, provide notification in the local newspapers of public meetings, rent meeting halls, equipment and related expenses.

 

Actual Project Costs Incurred (As of August 20, 2001)

$265,772.00

Projected Expenditure to the End of the Project

 

Advertising:

  • Legislated advertising once a week for four consecutive weeks in the local newspapers prior to City Council consideration of the report (*DSD).
  • Media release to the newspapers and internet/intranet is estimated at no cost (*CS).
  • Notification to approximately 2000 residents and businesses that provided input through the planning process including printing, purchasing envelops, assembly and postage (*DSD).
  • Notification to the affected residents and businesses, advising of City Council’s decision and providing details regarding specific address changes, timing, etc., including printing, envelops, assembly and postage to approximately 30,000 units (*CS).
  • Notification to 165 emergency and service agencies including printing, envelopes, preparation and postage (*DSD)

 

 

 

  $6,000.00

 

             Nil

 

  $1,500.00

 

 

$30,000.00

 

 

 

     $150.00

Legal Services:

  • Title searches and registration (*DSD)

 

$15,000.00

Street Name Signs:

To accommodate the street name changes, it will be necessary to replace affected street signs.  A review of the affected intersections by TUPW has revealed that the number of required signs will be 1038 with the majority of signs to be replaced located on local streets.

 

Based on discussions with TUPW staff, it has been determined that the following costs will be incurred:

  • Total number of signs (540+498)          1,038 signs
  • Total cost to supply and manufacture signs @ $107.00/sign
  • Total cost for posts and mounting brackets @ $25.00/sign
  • Total Installation cost (labor and equipment) @ $50.00/sign

Sub-total for signs (*TUPW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 111,066.00

   25,950.00

   51,900.00

 188,916.00

Total Estimated Project Cost (subject to review and adjustment)

$507,338.00

The Ottawa Transition Board approved the “Street Numbering and Naming” project in 2000.  Total project requirements will be funded within the approved funding envelope for transition projects.


ATTACHMENTS

 

Document 1 – Recommendations Affecting Specific Streets

Document 2 – Petition Street Names Requiring Approval

Document 3 - Recommended Street Names for Approval or Further Study

Document 4 – Correspondence from the Police Communications Section

Document 5 – Identified Anomalies

Document 6 – Correspondence from the 911 (PERS) Service

Document 7 – Street Naming Best Practices Review

Document 8 – Numerical Summary of Public Input

Document 9 – Implementing By-laws

 

DISPOSITION

 

Development Services Department is required to notify the emergency and general services, IT, Government and identified related business agencies of Council’s decision.

 

Corporate Services Department in consultation with the Development Services Department is required to notify the affected property owners and occupants of Council’s decision.

 

Office of the City Solicitor to undertake the necessary title searches and prepare the implementing by-laws in accordance with Recommendation 3.

 

Transportation, Utilities and Public Works Department to arrange for the manufacture and installation of the required street name signs on request by the Development Services Department.

 

 


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Recommendations Affecting Specific Street                                                                                                                                                         DOCUMENT 1

 

 

Duplicate Street Name

Old Municipality

New City Ward

Suggested Name

Suggested Name

Petition Name

Recommended Name

Rationale

 

1

ACRES RD

NEPEAN

7

Haydon Rd

Stegmann Rd

NIL

Holly Acres Rd

No residents or businesses located adjacent to the subject road.  No petitions rec'd. 8 letters in support of proposed name, 4 support retaining historical background related to Acres family.

 

2

ACRES RD

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Acres Rd

There are 3 residential units impacted in Osgoode compared to 0 residential and businesses in Nepean.  According to a resident, historically the Acres family has inhabited this road for over 100 years.

 

3

ALBERT ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Albert St

There would be a higher impact on the corporations and embassies. Well known landmark in the centre core of Ottawa, which is close to Parliament Hill and an integral part of the bus transit system. Historical significance (named after Edward Albert - Prince of Wales 1841-1910). 

 

4

ALBERT ST         (Cumberland Village)

CUMBERLAND

19

Glasford St

--

NIL

Glasford St

There are no residential units or businesses located on Albert Street.  “Glasford Street” was suggested by the Cumberland municipal staff.

 

5

ALBERT ST             (Metcalfe)

OSGOODE

20

8th Line Rd

--

NIL

8th Line Rd

Both ends of Albert Street become 8th Line Road.  Continuing Albert Street unites these streets under one continuous street name.

 

6

ALBERT ST                 (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Dowd St

Otto St

NIL

Otto St

The Residents of Borden Street in Osgoode forwarded a petition to rename their street “Dowd” or “Robert Dowd”.  Dr. Robert Dowd was a doctor in Osgoode and lived on Borden Street.  Therefore, Dowd has more meaning and historical significance for Borden St. Both optional names received only one vote each.

 

7

ALBERT ST                     (Vars)

CUMBERLAND

19

Gales St

McNally St

NIL

Alcide St

At a special meeting held by formerly Councilor Lewis, community residents agreed unanimously on this recommendation. The existing Alcide Street can be extended across the four-way intersection with Rockdale Road and the civic numbering runs in sequence.

 

8

ALEXANDER ST

GOULBOURN

6

Andrew Alexander St

Postmaster St

Nil

Andrew Alexander Crt

A majority of votes support Andrew Alexander. As a cul-de-sac, “Court” is the recommended suffix.

 

9

ALEXANDER ST

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Alexander St

17 residential units would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 7 in Goulbourn.  Established in 1861 (earlier than the street in Goulbourn, 1908) there is also greater historical significance.

 

10

ANN ST

VANIER

12

Desrosiers St

Latendresse St

NIL

rue Desrosiers St

The majority of residents support Desrosiers Street.  Arthur Desrosiers was the Mayor of Vanier from 1924 to 1927.

 

11

ANN ST                         (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Ann St

There are 13 businesses impacted in Rideau in comparison to 2 in Vanier and 2 in Kars. It is also one of the oldest Ann(e) streets.

 

12

ANNE ST                             (Kars)

RIDEAU

21

Adam Eastman St

Clergy Reserve St

Kars Manse Street

Kars Manse St

Based on the !00% response from residents in support of their petition for “Kars Manse Street”, it is recommended that Anne Street in Rideau be changed to Kars Manse Street.

 

13

ANNE ST                        (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Dennis St

Skeffington St

Annette Street

Annette St

Based on the 92.8% response from the residents in support of there petition name “Annette Street”, it is recommended that Anne Street, Osgoode, be changed to Annette Street.  The residents supported the view of the Transition Board that renaming their street is in the interest of public safety.

 

14

ARMSTRONG RD

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

Armstrong Rd

There are approx. 9 residential units in comparison to 3 in Gloucester. 

 

15

ARMSTRONG RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Coombs Rd

Earl Armstrong Rd

NIL

Earl Armstrong Rd

There was a general lack of response from the residents. As such, the recommended name retains a portion of the existing name in recognition of Earl Armstrong, Reeve of Gloucester Township from 1952-1968.  It was also found that Coombs Road may be spelled in a variety of ways causing confusion. 

 

16

ARTHUR ST

GLOUCESTER

2

Holden St

Marr St

NIL

Holden St

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name "Holden Street".  John Holden was one of the first permanent settlers in Gloucester.

 

17

ARTHUR ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Arthur St

Arthur Street in Ottawa has approx. 144 residential units and 5 businesses that would be impacted, whereas Gloucester has approx. 30 residents and no businesses.

 

18

AVENUE RD

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Avenue Rd

Avenue Road in Ottawa has approx. 45 residential units in comparison to 8 in Stittsville, Goulbourn.  Avenue Rd. in Ottawa was established in 1950, whereas Goulbourn was named in 1961.

 

19

AVENUE RD               (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Donegal Rd

Gorman Rd

NIL

Donegal Rd

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name "Donegal Road". Three votes were received suggesting "Milton Graham Road", without a petition.

 

20

BASELINE RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Enoch Rd

Ramsayville Rd

1 - Ramsayville Road             

2 - Brent Scarf Road

Ramsayville Rd

Petition 1 suggesting “Ramsayville Road”, received 50% support from the residents.  Petition 2 suggesting “Brent Scharf Road”, received 17% support. The petition supported by the residents was also one of the optional suggested names.

 

21

BASELINE RD

NEPEAN

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Baseline Rd

A substantially greater number of residences and businesses would be impacted by a street name change in Ottawa.  Baseline Road in Ottawa/Nepean is a well-known major east/west roadway that extends from Prince of Wales Drive to Richmond Road.

 

 

22

BASELINE RD

OTTAWA

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Baseline Rd

A substantially greater number of residences and businesses would be impacted by a street name change in Ottawa.  Baseline Road in Ottawa/Nepean is a well-known major east/west roadway that extends from Prince of Wales Drive to Richmond Road.

23

BAY ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Bay St

Bay Street in Ottawa has approx. 426 residential units and 22 businesses, in comparison to 3 and 0 respectively in Manotick.  Bay Street in Ottawa was established in 1869 prior to the street in Manotick (1947) and is a well known downtown Ottawa street.

 

24

BAY ST                           (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Dougherty St

Herwig St

Herwig Place

Herwig Place

The majority of residents (66.6%) supported the suggested petition name.  As such, it is recommended that Bay Street in Rideau be renamed "Herwig Place".

 

25

BEARBROOK RD

GLOUCESTER

2

Retain the name

--

NIL

Bearbrook Rd

There are almost 100 residential units and 20 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change in comparison to 48 and 5 respectively in Cumberland.  It is recommended that Bearbrook Rd. retain its name.

 

26

BEARBROOK RD                 (Vars)

CUMBERLAND

19

Bonsall Rd

Buckland Rd

NIL

Buckland Rd

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name Buckland Road.  Arthur and Fred Buckland were World War 1 casualties who lived in the community of Vars. 

 

27

BENNETT ST

OTTAWA

16

Retain the name

--

NIL

Bennett St

There are 27 residential units in Ottawa that would be impacted by a street name change in comparison to 9 in Goulbourn. There are 2 home-based businesses in Ottawa, and 0 in Goulbourn.

 

28

BENNETT ST                 (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

McCasland St

Parlby St

NIL

McCasland St

The majority of respondents supported McCasland Street.  McCasland was a member of the 99th Regiment.

 

29

BENOIT ST

OTTAWA

13

Donat St

--

NIL

Donat St

Benoit Street is a natural extension of the adjacent existing street, “Donat St.”  Only 5 residential units will be impacted in comparison to 10 in Gloucester.  Civic numbers will have to be re-assigned.

 

30

BENOIT ST                    (Orleans)

GLOUCESTER

2

Retain the name

--

NIL

Benoit St

There are 10 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change, as compared with 5 in Ottawa. 

 

31

BORDEN ST

NEPEAN

7

Retain the name

--

NIL

Borden St

There are approximately 9 residential units in Nepean, 6 in Osgoode, and 2 in Vanier, that would be impacted.  Possibly this street was named after Sir Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920.   No history was available for Osgoode or Vanier.

 

32

BORDEN ST

VANIER

12

Eastview St

Peter Gorsky St

NIL

Eastview St

Eastview Street was chosen for historical reasons.  Vanier was previously known as Eastview established in 1909.  The name “Eastview” would help reflect the  background of the former City of Vanier.

 

33

BORDEN ST                    (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Crannell St

Moses St

1 - Dowd                                            2 - Robert Dowd

Robert Dowd St

100% of the affected residents supported both petition names. “Dowd Street” was originally recommended for Albert Street in Osgoode. However, it was later found that it would be too similar in pronunciation to “Dow Street” in Osgoode thus would pose potential confusion for emergency services.  "Robert Dowd" Street was not a duplicate name and is acceptable for use.

 

34

BOUNDARY RD

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

Boundary Rd

Significantly more residential units and businesses would by impacted in comparison to Boundary Road West Carleton.  Boundary Road is a continuous street traversing Gloucester, Cumberland, and Osgoode.

 

35

BOUNDARY RD

GLOUCESTER

 

Retain the name

--

NIL

Boundary Rd

A significantly greater number of residential units and businesses would by impacted in comparison to Boundary Road, West Carleton.  Boundary Road is a continuous street traversing Gloucester, Cumberland, and Osgoode.

 

36

BOUNDARY RD

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Boundary Rd

A significantly greater number of residential units and businesses would by impacted in comparison to Boundary Road, West Carleton.  Boundary Road is a continuous street traversing Gloucester, Cumberland, and Osgoode.

 

37

BOUNDARY RD (Constance Bay)

WEST CARLETON

5

Doris Currie Rd

--

NIL

Doris Currie Rd

There were no civic addresses identified on Boundary Road in West Carleton.  It was recommended the street be renamed to “Doris Currie Road”, the first woman elected to Torbolton Township Council and one of Constance Bay's earliest residents. 

 

38

BOWESVILLE RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Retain the name

--

NIL

Bowesville Rd

There are 39 residential units that would be impacted, in comparison to 0 in Ottawa.  There is also significant historical background having formed part of the original Town of Bowesville established in 1830. 

 

39

BOWESVILLE RD

OTTAWA

16

North Bowesville Rd

--

NIL

North Bowesville Rd

There is 1 business and 0 residents affected by the street name change.  The business is in support of the recommended name. 

 

40

CARLETON ST

ROCKCLIFFE PARK

13

Deifenbaker St

Sir Guy Carleton St

NIL

Sir Guy Carleton

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, "Sir Guy Carleton Street".

 

41

CARLETON ST                (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Retain the name

--

NIL

Carleton St

Was the first jurisdiction in the Region to register "Carleton" as a street name in 1877, in honour of Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester).

 

42

CARLETON ST                (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Carleton Cathcart St

Lord Dorchester St

NIL

Carleton Cathcart St

The majority of respondents supported the optional name, “Carleton Cathcart Street”.  Carleton Cathcart was appointed as the Township Clerk in 1850.

 

43

CATHERINE ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Catherine St

There are approx. 34 residential units and 150 businesses that would be impacted in Ottawa, as compared to 5 residential units and 2 businesses in Rideau.  Historically, it is one of the original street names in the area dating back to 1871.

 

44

CATHERINE ST                 (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Currier St

Stamp St

NIL

Currier St

A majority of the respondents supported the optional name, “Currier Street.”

 

45

CEDAR ST                    (Queenswood)

CUMBERLAND

1

Retain the name

--

NIL

Cedar St

There are approx. 9 residential units on Cedar Street in Cumberland in comparison to 6 on Cedar Street Goulbourn.

 

46

CEDAR ST                (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Fort Niagra  St

White Cedar St

NIL

White Cedar St

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name "White Cedar St."  This option in part retains the local familiar name "Cedar."

 

47

CHARLES ST

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Charles St

The community of New Edinburgh and the streets therein form part of the “Heritage Conservation District”.  Charles Street and nearby streets are named after the family members of Thomas MacKay's family. Thomas MacKay built Rideau Hall as his homestead and owned the land that later became New Edinburgh and Rockcliffe Park.

 

48

CHARLES ST

WEST CARLETON

5

Barford St

Kedey St

NIL

Kedey St

100% of the respondents were in support of the optional name,”Kedey Street.”  Herman Kedey was an early settler in Fitzroy Harbour.

 

49

CHARLOTTE ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Charlotte St

A significantly greater number of residences and businesses would be impacted in Ottawa.  In addition, historically the name commemorates Princess Charlotte, the only daughter of King George IV.

 

50

CHARLOTTE ST          (Metclafe)

OSGOODE

20

Charters St

Poplin St

NIL

Charters St

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name, “Charters Street.”  In the early days of Metcalfe, William Charters was one of the pioneer tailors.

 

51

CHURCH ST

OTTAWA

13

Asselin St

rue de L'Eglise

NIL

rue de L'Église

The majority of respondents supported the optional name “Rue de L’Église Street.” A petition submitted in June 2000 by area residents and the local church suggesting “rue de L’Église” as the French translation for Church Street. 

 

52

CHURCH ST                (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Bridgemaster St

O'Loughlin St

Johnston Clapp Lane

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

53

CHURCH ST               (Metcalfe)

OSGOODE

20

Deleage St

Parish St

NIL

United Ave

Based on public input, the optional street names do not reflect their preference.  Based on reevaluation, “United” better relates to the church located on the street.  In addition, “Avenue” was the preferred suffix and does meet the street naming guidelines. 

 

54

CHURCH ST                         (North Gower)

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Church St

There are significantly more residential units and businesses in North Gower that would be impacted by a street name change. 

 

55

CHURCH ST                  (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Corbet St

--

NIL

Corbet St

Since there are no properties with civic addresses, Corbet Street is recommended in that the Corbet family were local Scottish settlers. 

 

56

CHURCH ST                (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Mulkins St

Warner-Colpitts St

NIL

Mulkins St

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name, “Mulkins St.”  The Mulkins were a pioneer family. 

 

57

CLARE ST

NEPEAN

7

Crichlow St

--

NIL

Crichlow St

There are no residential units or businesses impacted by a street name change.  Nepean resident Renn Crichlow represented Canada in kayaking at the '88 and '96 Olympics. 

 

58

CLARE ST

OTTAWA

15

Retain the name

--

NIL

Clare St

A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be affected by a name change to Clare St. in Ottawa. It is a known local street used regularly by the public. 

 

59

CRAIG ST

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Craig St

A greater number of residents would be impacted.

 

60

CRAIG ST                            (North Gower)

RIDEAU

21

Drennan St

John Craig

James Craig

James Craig St

69% of the affected residents signed the petition in support of the recommended name "James Craig."

 

61

CUMMINGS AVE

GLOUCESTER

11

Retain the name

--

NIL

Cummings Ave

Cummings Avenue is a continuous street traverses both Gloucester and Ottawa with the civic numbers in consecutive order.  There are approximately 490 residential units and 19 businesses located in Ottawa and Gloucester in comparison to 31 residential units and 0 businesses respectively in Nepean. 

 

62

CUMMINGS AVE

NEPEAN

7

Baronet  Ave

Gus Wersch Ave

1- Ellard Crescent                         2- James Cummings Avenue

James Cummings Ave

Petition 1, “Ellard Cres,” received 10% support from  the affected residents, whereas Petition 2, James Cummings,” received 71% support.  James Cummings was the original resident of the area, and the individual after whom the street is currently named.

 

63

CUMMINGS AVE

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Cummings Ave

Cummings Avenue is a continuous street traverses both Gloucester and Ottawa with the civic numbers in consecutive order.  There are approximately 490 residential units and 19 businesses located in Ottawa and Gloucester in comparison to 31 residential units and 0 businesses respectively in Nepean. 

 

64

DAVIDSON DR

GLOUCESTER

11

Retain the name

--

NIL

Davidson Dr

27 residential units would be affected as compared with 2 in Nepean. 

 

65

DAVIDSON DR

NEPEAN

7

Frobel Dr

Kenny Dr

NIL

Kenny Dr

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name, “Kenny Drive.”  T.W. Kenny was the first postmaster of the Ballinville post office.

 

66

DERBY ST

OTTAWA

14

Gemmil St

Panet St

NIL

Panet St

Those who responded were in support of the optional name "Panet Street".

 

67

DERBY ST                       (Metcalfe)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Derby St

The number of residential units in both location is fairly close.  There are no businesses on either street.  However, Derby Street in Metcalfe was established in 1855, in comparison to Derby Street in Ottawa established in 1911. 

 

68

DESMOND AVE

KANATA

4

Retain the name

--

NIL

Desmond Ave

There are approx. 33 residential units that would be affected in Kanata, as compared to 7 residential units in Nepean.

 

69

DESMOND AVE

NEPEAN

7

Mosgrove Ave

Yzerman Ave

NIL

Mosgrove Ave

The majority of respondents supported the optional name, “Mosgrove Avenue.”

 

70

DONALD ST

GLOUCESTER

11

Retain the name

--

NIL

Donald St

Donald St. in Gloucester traverses both old Ottawa and Gloucester. A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be impacted as compared to Osgoode Village, Osgoode.

 

71

DONALD ST

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Donald St

Donald St. in Ottawa traverses both old Ottawa and Gloucester. A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be impacted as compared to Osgoode Village, Osgoode.

 

72

DONALD ST                     (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Creagan St

Owen St

NIL

Owen St

The majority of respondents supported the optional name, “Owen St.”

 

73

DUKE ST

OTTAWA

14

Bellows St

Newfoundland St

NIL

Tardif St

There are no residential units or businesses located on Duke Street in Ottawa.  "Tardif" was recommended by a member of the Tardif Family in memory of their father, as a well-known politician.

 

74

DUKE ST                         (Cumberland Village)

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

Duke St

2 residents that would be impacted by a street name  in comparison to 0 in Ottawa. 

 

75

DUNDAS ST

VANIER

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Dundas St

There are approximately 61 residential units in Vanier that would be impacted as compared to 10 in Vernon, Osgoode.  Historically, both streets were established at about the same time, Dundas St., Vanier in 1873 and  Dundas St. in Vernon, Osgoode in1877.

 

76

DUNDAS ST                      (Vernon)

OSGOODE

20

Popham St

Rusty Crawford St

NIL

Popham St

The majority of respondents for both Dundas Street and Frank Street (a continuous roadway) supported the suggested optional name "Popham Street". Civic numbering is unaffected.

 

77

DUPUIS ST

VANIER

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Dupuis St

There are approximately 23 businesses in Vanier as compared to 1 in Orleans, Gloucester.

 

78

DUPUIS ST                        (Orleans)

GLOUCESTER

1

Dussere St

Lecuyer St

NIL

Dussere St

The majority of respondents supported the optional name “Dessere Street

 

79

ELIZABETH ST

OTTAWA

14

Orangeville St

Saskatchewan St

NIL

Orangeville St

There was a general lack of response to the circulation.  Therefore, Elizabeth Street is recommended to be renamed "Orangeville Street" as the community in which the street is located was formerly known as "Orangeville".  In addition, of the options, Orangeville is the shorter of the two names.

 

80

ELIZABETH ST                 (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Elizabeth St

Elizabeth Street in Osgoode has 44 residential units as compared to 15 in Ottawa. 

 

81

ESTHER ST

OTTAWA

13

Ontario St

--

NIL

Ontario St

There are no residential units or businesses affected. Therefore, being a natural extension of Ontario Street, it is recommended that Ester St. be renamed, “Ontario St.”

 

82

ESTHER ST                    (Greely)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Esther St

A greater number of residences would be impacted by a street name change in Greely, Osgoode. 

 

83

FERNBANK RD

KANATA

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Fernbank Rd

Fernbank is a major arterial roadway that traverses Goulbourn and Kanata with existing consecutive civic numbers.  A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be impacted.

 

84

FERNBANK RD

ROCKCLIFFE PARK

13

Fiddlehead Rd

Pearson Rd

Fernhill Rd

Fernhill Rd

100% of the affected residents were in support of the name, “Fernhill Road”. 

 

85

FERNBANK RD               (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Fernbank Rd

Fernbank is a major arterial roadway that traverses Goulbourn and Kanata with existing consecutive civic numbers.  A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be impacted.

 

86

FIFTH AVE

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Fifth Ave

Ottawa has a substantially greater number of residents and businesses that would be impacted.  First Avenue to Fifth Avenue are regionally recognized as being synonymous with Ottawa’s well known Glebe community.

 

87

FIFTH AVE                (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Commuter Ave

Tipperary Ave

Birdstone Avenue

Birdstone Ave

79% of the affected residents were in support of the suggested petition name, “Birdstone Ave.”

 

88

FIRST AVE

GOULBOURN

6

Ironhorse Ave

Meakin Ave

Ember Glow Court

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

89

FIRST AVE

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

First Ave

First Avenue in Ottawa has 300 residential units and 33 businesses as compared to 43 residential units and no businesses on First Avenue in Stittsville, Goulbourn.

 

90

FIRST LINE RD

KANATA

4

Blue Aster Rd

Didsbury Rd

NIL

Didsbury Rd

Support for the optional names was equal.  Therefore, based on the fact that the name Didsbury is one word, relatively short, easy to spell and is historical significant to the area, it is recommended that First Line Road be  renamed to Didsbury. Mr. Didsbury was an early March Township settler.

 

91

FIRST LINE RD

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

First Line Rd

There are approx. 106 residents and 9 businesses that would be impacted in Rideau, as compared to 1 resident and 1 business in Kanata.

 

92

FOURTH AVE

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Fourth Ave

A significantly greater number of residents and businesses would be affected in Ottawa as compared to Goulbourn and Cumberland.  First Avenue to Fifth Avenue in Ottawa are regionally recognized as being synonymous with the Glebe Community.

 

93

FOURTH AVE             (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Pullman Ave

Stanzell Ave

NIL

Pullman Ave

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name, “Pullman Avenue.”  The name is based on a rail line theme put forward to replace the numbered avenues in Stittsville.  The “Pullman Car” was a type of passenger railway carriage.  The rail line between Ottawa and Carleton has passed through Stittsville for over 120 years.

 

94

FOURTH LINE RD

GLOUCESTER

2

Doxeys Rd

McGrath Rd

1 - chemin du        Chantier                               2 - chemin de la       Tourbiere

3- Claudette Cain

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

95

FOURTH LINE RD

KANATA

4

Falkland Rd

Younghusband Rd

March Valley Rd

March Valley Rd

86% of the affected residents were in support of the petition to rename Fourth Line Rd, "March Valley Road."

 

96

FOURTH LINE RD

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Fourth Line Rd

There are approximately 214 residential units and 29 businesses that would be affected by a street name change in Rideau, in comparison to approx. 6 residents and 1 business in Kanata and  67 residential units and 4 businesses in Gloucester.

 

97

FRANK ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Frank St

Frank Street in Ottawa has approximately 389 residential units and 14 businesses that would be impacted, in comparison to 17 residential units and 0 businesses in Osgoode.  Ottawa was created in 1863 and Osgoode in 1887.

 

98

FRANK ST

OSGOODE

20

Popham St

Rusty Crawford St

NIL

Popham St

The majority of respondents for both Dundas and Frank Streets (the streets are linked and continuous), are in support of the optional name "Popham Street". Civic numbers will not be affected.

 

99

GEORGE ST

OTTAWA

12,14

Retain the name

--

NIL

George St

Ottawa has approximately 110 residential units and 49 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 22 residential units and 1 business in Osgoode Village, and 1 residential unit and 0 business in Carp, West Carleton. George Street in Ottawa is a very well known street located in the Byward Market.

 

100

GEORGE ST                        (Carp)

WEST CARLETON

5

Deugo St

Patrick St

NIL

Deugo St

The Deugo family (sole resident on George Street) is in support of the optional street name "Deugo Street".

 

101

GEORGE ST                     (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Dewar St

Farlinger St

1 - Moses                            2 - Prince George

Moses St

Both petition names received 58% support from those affected. Moses Street is historical significance, it is a single word street name, it is a unique name easy to pronounce and clear for emergency services.

 

102

GILBERT AVE

GOULBOURN

6

Fort Ave

Healey Ave

NIL

Mervyn Healey Crt

Although only one vote was received to support the optional name “Fort Ave”, it is recommended to rename Healey Avenue to “Mervyn Healey Court”. Based on history background provided by the Healey family,  “Mervyn Healey”, would reflect the history and theme of “Healey’s Heath area, consisting of West Healey Avenue, East Healey Avenue, and Gilbert Avenue.  Mervyn is the son of Gilbert and Debra Jane Healey,  born and raised in Stittsville in the early 1900’s. "Court" meets the Street Naming Guidelines.

 

103

GILBERT AVE

OTTAWA

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Gilbert Ave

Ottawa has approx. 24 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change in  comparison to 9 residential units in Goulbourn.

 

104

GORDON ST

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Gordon St

Ottawa has approximately 41 residential units that would be impacted, as compared to 35 in Osgoode Village, and 1 residential units in Kinburn, West Carleton.  Gordon St., Ottawa was established in 1890.

 

105

GORDON ST                    (Kinburn)

WEST CARLETON

5

Kilgore St

Serson St

NIL

Kilgore St

Both optional names have local historical background as early settlers in West Carleton.  Kilgore was chosen over Serson Street in that the records for Kilgore indicated the specific year of settlement (1837). No related information was available for Serson.

 

106

GORDON ST                     (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Cruickshank St

Loyalist St

NIL

Loyalist St

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional street name "Loyalist Street".

 

107

GRÉGOIRE RD                 (Carlsbad Springs)

GLOUCESTER

10

Foubert Rd

--

Foubert Lane

Foubert Crt

The majority is respondents indicated their support for the suggested petition street name “Foubert Lane”.  The suffix “Lane” was not acceptable in that a lane is defined under the guidelines as a substandard street under public ownership, whereas, “Court” is a short local street including a cul-de-sacs.  Gregoire Rd is a short cul-de-sac.

 

108

GRÉGOIRE ROAD

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Grégoire Rd

Grégoire Rd., Osgoode, as a boundary road between Osgoode and Russell Township (outside the jurisdication of the City of Ottawa) could not be renamed. The above notwithstanding, Osgoode has approximately 31 residential units and 8 businesses that would be impacted in comparison to 10 residential units and 1 business in Gloucester.

 

109

HENRY ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Shirley St

--

NIL

Shirley St

As a natural extension of Shirley St., it is recommended that Henry Street be renamed Shirley Street.  Civic numbering on the two street are sequential and would not, therefore, be affected.

 

110

HENRY ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Henry St

There are approximately 21 residential units in Ottawa that would be impacted in compared to 10 residential units and 1 business in Gloucester, and 4 residential units and 0 business in Manotick, Rideau.

 

 

111

HENRY ST                           (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Copp St

Nellie St

NIL

Nellie St

No response from the one resident on the Henry St.  Nellie Baird may be more significance to the local history of Fitzroy Harbour, as she was one of the owners of Baird's store, at the corner of Market and William Streets.  Copp was a local sawmill operator.

 

112

HENRY ST                        (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Firefly St

Merril St

NIL

Firefly Lane

The majority of respondents supported the optional name "Firefly". All votes requested to change the suffix "Street" to "Lane". In this case, “Lane” would meet the street naming guidlines.

 

113

HILL ST

OTTAWA

14

Brickhill St

Nanny Goat Hill

NIL

Brickhill St

There are no residents or businesses affected.  Based on historical significance, a single word name and easy to pronounce, Brickhill Street is recommended.  

 

114

HILL ST                          (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Hill St

There are approximately 8 residential units that would be affected in comparison to 2 in Stittsville, Goulbourn and 0 in Ottawa.

 

115

HILL ST                          (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Lackey St

McCann St

NIL

McCann St

There were no responses to the mail-out.  Based on historical significance, “McCann Street” is recommended. James McCann was one of the chief merchants in Stittsville in 1864.  

 

116

HILLCREST AVE

OTTAWA

15

Retain the name

--

NIL

Hillcrest Ave

There are 50 residential units and 2 businesses that would be affected, in comparison to 12 residents and 0 businesses in Goulbourn.  Hillcrest Avenue in Ottawa was created in 1914 and Hillcrest Avenue in Goulbourn in 1955.

 

117

HILLCREST AVE (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Brigade Avenue

Wheelwright Ave

NIL

Brigade Ave

The majority of respondents were in support of the optional name, “Brigade Avenue.”  The name reflects a military theme with a military establishment in close proximity. 

 

118

INDIAN RD

NEPEAN

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Indian Rd

The number of residents and businesses in both locations are effectively equal.  Indian Road in Nepean was established in the early 1950’s and in 1961 in Manotick.  The cost to replace required signage would be approximately $800.00 in Nepean in comparison to $200.00 in Manotick. 

 

119

INDIAN RD                       (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Hartwell Rd

Saunby Rd

NIL

Hartwell Rd

The majority of respondents supported the optional name, “Hartwell Rd.”  Hartwell was the Township Clerk of North Gower during the early years of the Township.

 

120

ISLAND PARK DR

OTTAWA

15,16

Retain the name

--

NIL

Island Park Dr

Island Park Drive in Ottawa has approximately 171 residential units (including Embassies) and 22 businesses that would be impacted in comparison to 79 residential units and 0 businesses in Manotick, Rideau.  Island Park Drive in Ottawa is part of the National Capital Commission driveway system, recognized as a tourist route and inter-provincial link.

 

121

ISLAND PARK DR (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Manotick Dr

South Island Park Dr

South Island Park Dr

South Island Park Dr

The majority of the residents (72%) would strongly in support of retaining as much of their street name as possible.

 

122

JAMES ST

CUMBERLAND

19

Burnett St

Joly St

NIL

Joly St

No response s to the mail-out was received.  Based on the Street Naming Guidelines, Joly Street is historical significant, a short name and easy to pronounce.  Hervé Joly was a local Councillor from 1937-1943 and Deputy Reeve between 1944-1946.

 

123

JAMES ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

James St

There are over 330 residential units and 12 businesses that would be impacted in Ottawa in comparison to 15 residential units and 4 businesses in Osgoode, 0 residents and 4 businesses in Cumberland, and 2 residents and 0 businesses in West Carleton.

 

124

JAMES ST

WEST CARLETON

5

Boardman St

Sandbay St

NIL

Sandbay St

No responses were received to the mail-out. "Sandbay Street" is being recommended in that historically Constance Bay was originally called Sand Bay (Carleton County Atlas 1879.)  “Sandbay” contributes to the existing “bay” theme (ie: Constance Bay Rd. and Bayview Dr.)

 

125

JAMES ST                          (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Cuddy St

McTavish St

NIL

Cuddy St

The majority of respondents supported the optional name, “Cuddy Street.”  In 1911 Miss Cuddy was the school teacher in the village of Osgoode

 

126

JOHN ST

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

John St

John Street is one of a number of streets in the New Edinburgh neighborhood named after Thomas MacKay's family. Thomas MacKay built Rideau Hall as his homestead. Thomas owned the land that later became New Edinburgh and Rockcliffe Park. The streets in New Edinburgh form part of a "Heritage Conservation District". 

 

127

JOHN ST                        (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Langrell St

O'Grady St

gg

1-  O'Grady St  (East of Main St)                 2-  Beaverwood Rd (West of Main St)        

John Street is divided into two sections (east and west of Main St). The two sections are not aligned and may  potentially cause confusion and delay for emergency services.  It is recommended each section be named independently. The section of John St (west of Main St) is a natural extension of Beaverwood Rd. Civic numbers will have to be changed to coincide with the exisitng number sequence on Beaverwood Rd.  Based on public input, it is recommended that John St (east of Main St) be renamed O'Grady St.

 

128

JOHN ST                         (Metcalfe)

OSGOODE

20

Bowen St

Docksteader St

NIL

Bowen St

Only one submission, in support of the optional name “Bowen Street”, was received. "Bowen" is the shorter of the two optional names suggested, thereby, clearer for the public and emergency services.

 

129

JOHN ST                      (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

John Knox St

Vetch St

NIL

John Knox St

The one resident on this street is in support of the  recommended name.

 

130

JOHN ST                  (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Battalion St

Hyndman St

Johnwoods Street

Johnwoods St

The majority of respondents (88%) are in support of the petition name, “Johnwoods St.”

 

131

JOHN ST                            (Vars)

CUMBERLAND

19

Creffe St

Farwel St

NIL

Farwel St

An Open House was arranged by former Councilor Lewis to discuss alternative street names. No follow-up petition(s) was received. The total number of respondents to the mail-out were in support of the optional name, “Farwel Street”. All names considered have historical significance for Cumberland.

 

132

KELLY LANE

CUMBERLAND

19

Theodore Kelly Lane

Willey Lane

Ted Kelly Lane

Ted Kelly Lane

The majority of respondents were in support of the modified petition name, “Ted Kelly Lane”.

 

133

KELLY LANE

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Kelly Lane

The Kelly family established the original settlement in Osgoode Township. According to a Kelly descendant, the land was first settled in 1826. Later, William Kelly receiving a deed (1850) for the land.  This would predate Kelly Lane in Cumberland that, according to family members, was established approximately 80 years ago.

 

134

KENT ST

OTTAWA

14,17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Kent St

A significantly greater number of residential units and businesses would be impacted.  Kent St. is a know landmark in Ottawa's downtown core.

 

135

KENT ST                        (Metcalfe Village)

OSGOODE

20

Duke of Kent St

Stethem St

Lloyd Graham Drive or Lane

Lloyd Graham Ave

The majority of residents supported the petition name “Lloyd Graham”.  The suggested suffixes “Drive” or “Lane”, however, do not reflect the street naming guidelines in that a “Drive” is a two lane scenic route characterized by extensive landscaping and “Lane” refers to a substandard street.  “Avenue” more accurately reflects the characteristics of the street, as a straight collector or through street. 

 

136

KING ST

OTTAWA

16

Allward St

Emily Murphy St

Hollington Street

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

137

KING ST                      (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

King St

The number of resident in both locations is fairly equal.  There are no business, no themes and neither street is well known by the general public.  King Street, Richmond, Goulbourn was named after King George III in 1818, whereas King Street in Ottawa was named in 1950.

 

138

LENNOX ST

OTTAWA

18

Elkanah St

Tardif St

1- Lindsay Crescent                            2-Lennox Park Ave

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

139

LENNOX ST            (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Lennox St

There are 46 residential units and 2 businesses on Lennox Street in Goulbourn that would be affected in comparison to 38 residential units and 0 businesses in Ottawa.  Lennox Street in Goulbourn was established in 1818, whereas, Lennox Street in Ottawa in 1952.

 

140

LEROY ST

GLOUCESTER

11

Dubeau St

Philemon St

1 - Skead Way           2 - Crownhill St

Crownhill St

Petition 1 was not acceptable for use as there is a "Skead" already in existence in Ottawa.  Petition 2 received a majority of the residents in support of the name, "Crownhill Street".  The residents are aware that the civic numbers will have to be changed to be in sequence with the numbering on Crownhill.

 

141

LEROY ST

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Leroy St

Leroy Street in Osgoode has a greater number of residential units that would be impacted and was established 35 years prior to Leroy Street in Gloucester. 

 

142

LILAC LANE

CUMBERLAND

 

Melvin Lane

Shasta Lane

 

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 3

 

143

LILAC LANE

OTTAWA

 

Retain the name

--

 

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 3

 

144

MAIN ST

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Main St

Ottawa has the greatest number of residential units (200) and businesses (70) including an embassy and St. Paul’s University that would be impacted by a street name change.  Ottawa Main Street is a well known landmark in the downtown core known by a majority of  the population.

 

145

MAIN ST                    (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Manotick Main St

--

NIL

Manotick Main St

“Main Street” typically describes the principle commercial district and the focus of local activity for most towns, villages and cities.  Given the need to retain this identity, it is recommended that “Main Street”  be modified by adding the name of the village in which the street is located.  Based on the minimal response and lack of objection received, the recommended name is, “Manotick Main Street.

 

146

MAIN ST                      (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Osgoode Main St

--

NIL

Osgoode Main St

“Main Street” typically describes the principle commercial district and the focus of local activity for most towns, villages and cities.  Given the need to retain this identity, it is recommended that “Main Street”  be modified by adding the name of the village in which the street is located.  Based on the minimal response and lack of objection received, the recommended name is, “Osgoode Main Street

 

147

MAIN ST                    (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Stittsville Main St

--

Huntley Road

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

148

MAISONNEUVE ST

VANIER

12

Loyer St

Tissot St

NIL

Loyer St

A majority of respondents were in support of the optional name Loyer Street.  Gedéon Loyer was one of the first settlers in Vanier.

 

149

MAISONNEUVE ST (Orleans)

GLOUCESTER

1

Retain the name

--

NIL

Maisonneuve St

There are approximately 23 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change in comparison to to 17 in Vanier.

 

150

MAPLE LANE

OTTAWA

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Maple Lane

Maple Lane as a continuous roadway in Rockcliffe Park and Ottawa would have more residential units and businesses that would be impacted. This street was also established in 1920, earlier than West Carleton in 1956.

 

151

MAPLE LANE

ROCKCLIFFE PARK

13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Maple Lane

Maple Lane as a continuous roadway in Rockcliffe Park and Ottawa would have more residential units and businesses that would be impacted. This street was also established in 1920, earlier than West Carleton in 1956.

 

152

MAPLE LANE

WEST CARLETON

5

Jordan Lane

Landing Lane

Old Maple Lane

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

153

MARKET ST

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

Market St

Market St. in Cumberland has approximately 5 times as many residential units and a greater number of businesses that would be impacted in comparison to  West Carleton.  Cumberland Lodge is a known landmark with critical links to medical and social service agencies, and the relatives of residents at the Lodge. 

 

154

MARKET ST                     (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Dingwall St

Moorhouse St

Fitzroy Street

Fitzroy St

59% of the affected residents were in support of the suggested petition name, “Fitzroy St.”

 

155

MEADOW DR

OTTAWA

13

Burwash Dr

Gréber Dr

Meadow Park Drive

Meadow Park Place

54% of the affected residents were in support of the suggested petition name, “Meadow Park Place.” The suggested suffix "Drive" does not reflect the street naming guidelines or correctly describe the type of roadway.

 

156

MEADOW DR                (Greely)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Meadow Dr

Osgoode has 53 residential units and 5 businesses in comparison to 28 and 0 respectively in Ottawa.

 

157

MEADOW LANE RD

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

Meadow Lane Rd

There are approximately 40 residential units in Cumberland in comparison to 1 in Manotick, Rideau.

 

158

MEADOW LANE RD (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Scharfield Rd

Scharfmeadow Rd

NIL

Scharfield Rd

No input was received.  "Scharfield Road" was chosen  as it is a shorter name thus less potential confusion. 

 

159

MICHAEL ST

GLOUCESTER

11

Retain the name

--

N/A

Michael St

Michael Street is a continuous street traversing both old Ottawa and Gloucester.  There is a significantly greater number of residential units and businesses that would be impacted by a street name change.  It was established in 1866, earlier than in West Carleton, 1970.    

 

160

MICHAEL ST

OTTAWA

18

Retain the name

--

N/A

Michael St

Michael Street is a continuous street traversing both old Ottawa and Gloucester.  There is a significantly greater number of residential units and businesses that would be impacted by a street name change.  It was established in 1866, earlier than in West Carleton, 1970.    

 

161

MICHAEL ST           (Marathon)

WEST CARLETON

5

Harriers St

Jessie St

NIL

Jessie St

The single resident on the street supports the optional name “Jessie Street”.  The name refers to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dickson, the first birth in Fitzroy. 

 

162

MILL ST

OTTAWA

14

Pattee St

Timberslide St

--

Timberslide St

There are no residential units or businesses on Mill Street, Ottawa.  The name ‘timberslide’ is easy to pronounce and spell.  The timberslide was located near Mill Street. This name would commemorate an aspect of Victoria Island’s heritage that is no longer visible.

 

163

MILL ST                          (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Galligan St

Tennant St

1 - Old Ship Cr                          2 - Landon Lane         

1 - Old Ship Rd                    (East of Carleton St)                  2 - Poppy St                  (West of Carleton St

67% supported Petition 1 (first choice) “Old Ship Cr.”  As a natural extension of Old Ship Rd., it is recommended that Mill Street, east of Carleton Street, become “Old Ship Road”.  Petition 1 (second choice) “Landon Lane” was not acceptable as it does not meet the Street Naming and Numbering Guidelines (similar sounding names). Due to the jog in the roadway, it is recommended that Mill Street, west of Carleton Street, be given it’s own unique name, "Poppy St.” The single owner on this section of Mill Street (west of Carleton St) is in support of this recommendation.

 

164

MILL ST                    (Kenmore)

OSGOODE

20

Carkner St

South Branch St

1 -Carkner St       (East Side)                                            2 -South Branch                                           (West Side)

1 - Carkner St       (East Side)                                            2 - South Branch St                         (West Side)

Mill Street in the village of Osgoode is divided by a primary roadway (Yorks Corner Road). The two sections of Mill Street are not in alignment thus the potential for confusion for emergency vehicles and general deliveries.  The Department supports the suggested petition names and that the west side of Mill Street be renamed, South Branch Street and the east side, Carkner Street.

 

165

MILL ST                    (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Mill St

Mill Street in Manotick is a well-known commercial street with approximately 9 businesses and 3 residential units, while Ottawa has 0 residential units and 0 businesses, 18 residential units in Kenmore and 5 in Fitzroy Harbour.  Watsons Mill, located at the head of the street is a historic landmark and functional mill. It was the first street to be named in Manotick .

 

166

MILLER ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Retain the name

--

NIL

Miller St

Miller Street is a continuous roadway in old Gloucester and Ottawa.  It is located within the Canadian Forces Base.  The municipality does not have authority to change street names under Federal jurisdiction. 

 

167

MILLER ST

OTTAWA

16

Retain the name

--

NIL

Miller St

Miller Street is a continuous roadway in old Gloucester and Ottawa.  It is located within the Canadian Forces Base.  The municipality does not have authority to change street names under Federal jurisdiction. 

 

168

MILLER ST

VANIER

12

Dubreuil St

Janeville St

IRWIN MILLER ST

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

169

MONK ST

CUMBERLAND

19

Kilrae St

Summey St

NIL

Kilrae St

No public input was received. “Kilrae St." is recommended based on historical significance and ease of pronunciation.  It commemorates Robert Kilrae, a World War 1 casualty from Navan.

 

170

MONK ST

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Monk St

Monk Street in Ottawa has approx. 45 residential units and 2 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison with 2 residential units and 0 businesses in Cumberland. 

 

171

MOORE ST

OTTAWA

7

Farrow St

Tollo St

NIL

Farrow St

Equal votes were received for the optional suggested names. Therefore, Farrow Street is recommended based on ease of pronunciation and spelling as well as historic background.  R. King Farrow and Sons was the company responsible for house sales in the first subdivision in Britannia

 

172

MOORE ST              (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Moore St

Moore Street in Goulbourn has significantly more residential units and businesses that would be impacted by a street name change. 

 

173

MURRAY ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Murray St

There are a significantly greater number of residents and businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to Goulbourn.  It is also a well know commercial street in Ottawa’s historic Byward Market.

 

174

MURRAY ST            (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Colonel Murray St

Henrietta Edwards St

NIL

Colonel Murray St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, "Colonel Murray St."  Murray St. in Richmond was originally named after Colonel Murray of the 100th Regiment. 

 

175

NEELY ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Braddish St

Durnford St

NIL

Braddish St

During the final evaluation process, it was determined that Neely Street in Kanata is a private roadway, that currently the City has no jurisdiction to impose a name change. Kanata also has approx. four times more residential units in comparison to Gloucester. A majority of respondents in Gloucester were in support of the optional name "Braddish Street".  Mr. Braddish was one of the first settlers in Gloucester Township (east of the Rideau River). 

 

176

NEELY ST

KANATA

4

Retain the name

--

NIL

Neely St

During the final evaluation process, it was determined that Neely Street in Kanata is a private roadway, that currently the City has no jurisdiction to impose a name change. Kanata also has approx. four times more residential units in comparison to Gloucester

 

177

NELSON ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Nelson St

Nelson St. in Ottawa has a significantly greater number of residents and businesses than Osgoode and Rideau.  Nelson is also a well-known street running through the Sandy Hill neighborhood in close proximity to the Byward Market.

 

178

NELSON ST                      (Kars)

RIDEAU

21

Lord Nelson St

Stevens Creek St

NIL

Lord Nelson St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Lord Nelson.” The name refers to Horatio Nelson, Admiral of the British Navy at the battle of Trafalgar.

 

179

NELSON ST               (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Buckles St

Comrie St

NIL

Buckles St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Buckles Street.”  The name refers to an early merchant in Osgoode Village until May 8, 1896.

 

180

OAK ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Oak St

A significantly greater number of residents would be impacted by a street name change in Ottawa in comparison to Oak Street in Goulbourn.  Oak Street, Ottawa was established in 1907, earlier than in Stittsville, 1952.

 

181

OAK ST                   (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Crab Apple St

Legion St

NIL

Crab Tree St

Based on public input, the original street name suggestions were reevaluated to reflect the community preference.  The final recommendation is to rename the street “Crab Tree Street”.  The name maintains the existing tree name theme.  

 

182

OLD COLONY RD

KANATA

4

Retain the name

--

NIL

Old Colony Rd

There are four times more residential units, and 2 businesses in Kanata that would be affected by a street name change in comparison to Rideau.  Residents are in support of the recommended name.

 

183

OLD COLONY RD (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Daniel Cameron Rd

Walter Christy Rd

NIL

Walter Christy Rd

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Walter Christy Road.”  Walter Christy’s family settled in the area in the early 1870’s.

 

184

OPEONGO RD

OTTAWA

17

Boothfield Rd

Nunavut Rd

DOW'S LAKE RD

Dow's Lake Rd

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Dow's Lake Rd.”  The name has a historic and geographical connection to the well known local feature, Dow’s Lake.

 

185

OPEONGO RD

WEST CARLETON

5

Retain the name

--

NIL

Opeongo Rd

Opeongo Rd in West Carleton has a greater number of  residential units (75) that would be affected by a street name change, in comparison to approximately 18 in Ottawa.

 

186

ORVILLE ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Orville Kemp St

Proud St

NIL

Orville Kemp St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Orville Kemp Street.”  The new name incorporates the original name and respects the theme of the area.  The streets in Kemp Park are named after Kemp family members.

 

187

ORVILLE ST

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Orville St

Orville Street in Goulbourn has approximately 16 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change in comparison to 9 in Gloucester.

 

188

PARK ST

VANIER

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Park St

There are approximately three times more residential units in Vanier that would be affect by a name change as compared to Goulbourn.  Two businesses were identified in Vanier and 0 in Stittsville.

 

189

PARK ST                    (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Blossem Park St

Green-Park St

Bell Park St

Bell Park St

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Bell Park St.”

 

190

PEARL ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Chief Thompson St

Whitmore St

1 - PEARL ST            2 - EMERALD   GATE AVE                              3 - EMERALD FOREST ST                        4 - SOUTH FOREST ST

5 - MAPLE GATE ST

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

191

PEARL ST                  (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Pearl St

In Osgoode, there would be a greater number of residential units affected than in Gloucester.  Other factors considered were general equal.

 

192

PENNY DR

NEPEAN

7

Retain the name

--

NIL

Penny Dr

Penny Dr. in Ottawa and Nepean is a continuous roadway.  Penny Drive in Ottawa/Nepean have a total of 141 residential units that would be affected by a street name change in comparison to 6 in Goulbourn.  n Penny Dr. in Ottawa/Nepean was established in 1950 and Penny Dr. in Goulbourn in 1971. 

 

193

PENNY DR

OTTAWA

7

Retain the name

--

NIL

Penny Dr

Penny Dr. in Ottawa and Nepean is a continuous roadway.  Penny Drive in Ottawa/Nepean have a total of 141 residential units that would be affected by a street name change in comparison to 6 in Goulbourn.  n Penny Dr. in Ottawa/Nepean was established in 1950 and Penny Dr. in Goulbourn in 1971. 

 

194

PENNY DR              (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Leach Dr

Todd Dr

NIL

Todd Dr

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Todd Dr.”  The Todds family were one of the first pioneers to settle in Goulbourn.

 

195

PERTH ST

OTTAWA

15

Clarella St

Garrison St

NIL

Garrison St

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, "Garrison St."  The name reflects the military theme established by Perth St., Perth being the name of the military settlement in Perth.

 

196

PERTH ST               (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Perth St

Perth St. in Goulbourn has a significantly greater number of residential units and businesses that would be affected by a street name change in comparison to  Ottawa.  The street was named after the first military settlement in Perth. 

 

197

POPLAR ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Poplar St

A greater number of residents and businesses would be impacted by a street name change in Ottawa. Poplar St. in Ottawa was established earlier than in West Carleton and contributes to an existing tree theme in the Centretown neighborhood. 

 

198

POPLAR ST

WEST CARLETON

5

Lavan St

Moulton St

Dunster Street

Dunster St

All of the affected residents are is support of the suggested petition name, “Dunster St.” The Dunster family is the longest owners on the street.  Frank Dunster was an Olympic gold medal winner in the 1948 Olympics as a defenseman for the RCAF Flyers hockey team.

 

199

PORTER ST

OTTAWA

7

Butler St

Louise McKinney St

NIL

Louise McKinney St

No votes or petitions were received.  "Louise McKinney" (who was one of the women behind the efforts to have Canadian women recognized as persons and to allow women to serve in the Senate), was chosen for her significant historical contribution to Ottawa and our Country.

 

200

PORTER ST             (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Retain the name

--

NIL

Porter St

There are approximately 11 residents and 1 business in Stittsville that would be affected in comparison to 6 residential units and 0 businesses in Ottawa.

 

201

POST RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Gilligan Rd

--

Name brought forward from reserved list

Gilligan Rd

No owners or businesses on this street.  "Gilligan Rd" was recommended as the Gilligan family was on of the first to settle in Gloucester.

 

202

POST RD

KANATA

4

Retain the name

--

NIL

Post Rd

Kanata has 34 residential units and 1 business, whereas Gloucester has no residents or businesses.

 

203

PROSPECT AVE

OTTAWA

18

Retain the name

--

NIL

Prospect Ave

38 residents would be affected in Ottawa in comparison to 5 in Rockcliffe. 

 

204

PROSPECT AVE

ROCKCLIFFE PARK

13

Lansdowne Road North

Southam Ave

Buena Vista Road

Buena Vista Road

Prospect Avenue runs east for one block from the intersection of Buena Vista and Cloverdale Roads, to an "L" intersection with Lansdowne Road North, close to the shore of MacKay Lake.  On behalf of the affected residents, together with supporting information and additional historical background, a petition opposing a street name change was submitted.  Within the petition, the residents indicated that, if a change is necessary, they would be prepared to support the  extension of "Buena Vista Road". A name change would affect a considerably greater number of residents in Ottawa, therefore, it is recommended that Ottawa retain the name.  As a natural extension of Buena Vista, the alternate name suggested by the residents is supported.  The existing civic numbering would not be affected.

 

205

PROVEN LINE RD

RIDEAU

21

Retain the name

--

NIL

Proven Line Rd

There are 13 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change in comparison to 6 in West Carleton

 

206

PROVEN LINE RD

WEST CARLETON

5

Combine Rd

Keating Rd

Hunt Line Road

Hunt Line Rd

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Hunt Line Road.” 

 

207

QUEEN ST

CUMBERLAND

19

Ace St

Donald MacMillan St

Old Montreal Road

 

REFER TO DOCUMENT 2

 

208

QUEEN ST                   (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Watchhorn St

Queen Charlotte St

NIL

Queen Charlotte St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Queen Charlotte St.”, This name is in recognition of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

 

209

QUEEN ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Queen St

IQueen St. in Ottawa is well-known by the majority of the new City’s residents. There are over 250 businesses, and 240 residential units that would be impacted. 

 

210

RALPH ST

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Ralph St

Ralph Street in Ottawa has almost twice the number of residential units and was created 82 years earlier than  Ralph St. in Goulbourn.

 

211

RALPH ST               (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Sackett St

Temperance St

Ralphpark Street

Ralphpark St

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Ralphpark St.”

 

212

RANGE RD

NEPEAN

7

Defence Rd

Preparedness Rd

Rifle Road

Rifle Rd

The single property owner on this road is the Federal Government (National Defense).  The owner submitted a petition requesting an alternate name, "Rifle Road", supported by area residents on an intersecting street, Shirley Boulevard.

 

213

RANGE RD

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

RANGE ROAD

Range Rd

155 residential units and 17 businesses would be impacted by a name change.  A petition to retain the name, signed by 72 affected residents, was submitted.

 

214

RIDEAU ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Rideau St

196 residential units and 302 businesses would be impacted by a name change.  Rideau Street in Ottawa is well-known by a majority of our new  City residents. There are a number of prominent landmarks including the Château Laurier, the Rideau Centre and the former Union Station.

 

215

RIDEAU ST                 (Vernon)

OSGOODE

20

Lawrence St

--

NIL

Lawrence St

39 residential units and 1 business would be affected in comparison to a substantially greater number in Ottawa.  Rideau Street is a natural extension of Lawrence Street located on the east side of Bank Street (Hwy 31).  The civic numbering sequence on the two streets is sequential and would be unaffected.

 

216

RIDGE RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Retain the name

--

NIL

Ridge Rd

Ridge Road in Gloucester has approximately 20 residential units and 3 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 0 residential units and 1 business in Ottawa. 

 

217

RIDGE RD

OTTAWA

10

Hydro St

Powerline St

NIL

Hydro Rd

There are 0 residential units and 1 business (Ontario Hydro) that would be affected in comparison to Ottawa., Hydro Road is recommended because the name is short, ease to pronounce and reflects the single occupant.  No responses were rec’d.

 

218

RIVER RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Retain the name

--

NIL

River Rd

River Road in Gloucester and Osgoode is a continuous street that extends into the Township of North Grenville, thus outside the jurisdiction of the new City.  There are over 500 residential units in Osgoode and Gloucester (combined) that would be affected by a street name change, in comparison to Kanata  with less than 30 and  Ottawa and Vanier (combined) with approximately 300.  In order to establish sequential civic numbering, it is recommended that the Osgoode addresses be retained (approx. 350) and the Gloucester addresses (approx. 170) be renumbered. 

 

219

RIVER RD

KANATA

4

Constaw Rd

Kerwin Rd

NIL

Kerwin Rd

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, "Kerwin Road".  Kerwin is the name of an early landowner (1879) in the former March Township. 

 

220

RIVER RD

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

River Rd

River Road in Gloucester and Osgoode is a continuous street that extends into the Township of North Grenville, thus outside the jurisdiction of the new City.  There are over 500 residential units in Osgoode and Gloucester (combined) that would be affected by a street name change, in comparison to Kanata  with less than 30 and  Ottawa and Vanier (combined) with approximately 300.  In order to establish sequential civic numbering, it is recommended that the Osgoode addresses be retained (approx. 350) and the Gloucester addresses (approx. 170) be renumbered. 

 

221

RIVER RD

OTTAWA

13

Lower River Rd

North River Rd

NIL

North River Rd

River Rd in Ottawa and Vanier is a continuous street. The majority of affected respondents were in support of the optional name, "North River Road".  With the residents familiarity with River Road, the addition of “North” to the proper name will render the name unique.

 

222

RIVER RD

VANIER

12

Lower River Rd

North River Rd

NIL

North River Rd

River Rd in Ottawa and Vanier is a continuous street. The majority of affected respondents were in support of the optional name, "North River Road".  With the residents familiarity with River Road, the addition of “North” to the proper name will render the name unique.

 

223

RIVERSIDE DR

OTTAWA

16,17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Riverside Dr

There would be 2917 residents and 182 businesses impacted by a street name change on Riverside Drive in Ottawa, in comparison to 24 residents and 0 businesses in Manotick.  The roadway is a well-known major arterial and link to Hwy 417.

 

224

RIVERSIDE DR       (Manotick)

RIDEAU

21

Ferryman Dr

Milliken Dr

1- Riverside Drive  Long Island                              2 - Riverside Street    3- Riverside Manotick

Ferryman Dr

One petition was received and the residents indicated that only if it was compulsory to change their street name should it be considered.  The names submitted   include “Riverside Drive Long Island”, “Riverside Street” and “Riverside Manotick”.  Unfortunately, based on the street naming guidelines, “Riverside Drive Long Island” exceeds the maximum allowable length of name. Individually, Riverside Drive and Long Island already exist.  To change only the suffix from “Drive” to “Street” is not an acceptable option (duplicate names with different suffixes currently cause problems for emergency services.) One resident suggested “Main Channel Drive” which was vetted for acceptability. However, no petition was received.  A majority of those who responded to the circulation supported the optional name, “Ferryman Drive”.  Based on research, in 1857, prior to the construction of the first bridge, a position known as “Ferryman” was created.

 

225

ROBERT ST

GLOUCESTER

10

Robert Park St

Tewsley St

NIL

Robert Park St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of the optional name, “Robert Park St.”  A park is located adjacent to Robert Street and the proposal to incorporate the existing name would retain the original theme having named the streets in the development using “first names” and possible members of the Kemp family.

 

226

ROBERT ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Robert St

Ottawa has 17 residential units in comparison to  8 in Gloucester.  This street was established in 1877, earlier than in Gloucester named in 1955.

 

227

SECOND AVE            (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Coach Ave

Meban Ave

NIL

1- Lanigan Cres     (North of Hobin Street)                 2- Coach Ave           (South of Hobin Street)

Second Avenue, Third Avenue and Lanigan Street north of Hobin form one continuous roadway. that can create confusion for emergency vehicles, deliveries, and the general public. It is recommended that this entire section of roadway be named “Lanigan”. The civic numbers on these streets are not currently in sequential order and will have to be assigned. As a roadway starting and ending at Hobin, it is recommended the suffix be changed from “Street” to “Crescent”. It is recommended Second Avenue (south of Hobin) be renamed “Coach” and Third Avenue, (south of Hobin) be renamed “Conductor Avenue”. “Coach” and “Conductor” reflect the rail line that has existed in Stittsville for over 120 years and contributes to the establishment of a new local street-naming theme.

 

228

SECOND AVE

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Second Ave

Second Avenue in Ottawa has approximately 268 residential units and 23 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to  28 residential units and 0 businesses in Stittsville, Goulbourn.  First to Fifth Avenues in Ottawa are recognized by a majority of the population in the new City as being synonymous with the well-known shopping and residential district along Bank Street in the Glebe.

 

229

SHERIDAN AVE

NEPEAN

3

Blazer Ave

--

NIL

Blazer Ave

There are no residents or businesses affected. This is a connecting road between Promenade and Prince of Wales Dr. in Nepean. The recommended name was suggested by the Nepean Museum.

 

230

SHERIDAN AVE

OTTAWA

16

Retain the name

--

NIL

Sheridan Ave

Sheridan in Ottawa has over 10 residential units, that would be impacted in comparison to Sheridan in Nepean 0 residents and 0 businesses.

 

231

SIXTH LINE RD

GLOUCESTER

10

Treadwell Rd

Goudie Rd

NIL

Treadwell Rd

No response to the mail-outs.  "Treadwell" was chosen over "Goudie" as it is considered to be an easier name to spell.

 

232

SIXTH LINE RD

KANATA

4

Retain the name

--

NIL

Sixth Line Rd

Sixth Line Road in Kanata has approximately 39 residential units and 2 businesses in comparison to  0 residents and 0 businesses in Gloucester.

 

233

SPARKS ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Sparks St

Significantly more residential units and businesses would be impacted by a street name change.  It is a well-known tourist destination and commercial area in the downtown core.  Historically, it was named after Nicholas Sparks, one of the early settlers to the Ottawa area.  In addition, Sparks Street was one of the first pedestrian malls in Ottawa.

 

234

SPARKS ST          (Cumberland Village)

CUMBERLAND

19

Empey St

McGenar St

Sparkle Street

Sparkle St

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “Sparkle St.”

 

235

SPRUCE ST

OTTAWA

14

Retain the name

--

NIL

Spruce St

In Ottawa, over double the number residential and a substantially greater number of business units would be impacted by a name change. Spruce St. contributes to an existing area street name theme relating to tree species.

 

236

SPRUCE ST              (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Colin St

Mugo Pine St

White Spruce Dr

White Spruce St

The majority of affected residents supported the suggested petition name, “White Spruce Drive”.  However, based on the Street Naming Guidelines “Drive” is not suitable, as Drive is a two-way scenic route characterized by landscaping, whereas a “Street” is a collector or through street.

 

237

SPRUCE ST            (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Catalpa St

Norway Spruce St

NIL

Norway Spruce St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, "Norway Spruce Street".

 

238

ST. CHARLES ST       (Orleans)

GLOUCESTER

1

Freeman St

Musson St

COUSINEAU ST

Cousineau St

Considering 69% of the residents support the petition name, and the fact that St. Charles Street in Gloucester is a natural extension of Cousineau Street, it is recommended that St. Charles Street be renamed Cousineau Street.  The civic numbers must be changed accordingly to continue with the 1300 (address) series on Cousineau Street.

 

239

ST. CHARLES ST

VANIER

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

St. Charles St

There are 53 resident units on Charles St. in Vanier that would be impacted by a name change in comparison to 27 units on St. Charles Street in Gloucester.

 

240

ST. JOSEPH ST

OTTAWA

12

Cloran St

Forsey St

NIL

Forsey St

No written responses were received.  Forsey Street was chosen in response to a suggestion put forward verbally by one of the residents.  Senator Forsey was a historian and professor.

 

241

ST. JOSEPH ST               (Vars)

CUMBERLAND

19

Retain the name

--

NIL

St. Joseph St

St. Joseph Street in Vars, Cumberland has approximately 4 residential units and 1 business that would be impacted, as compared to 3 residential units and 0 businesses in Ottawa.

 

242

ST. PAUL ST

VANIER

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

St. Paul St

Vanier has approximately 8 businesses that would be impacted by a name change in comparison to 0 businesses and 1 residential unit in Vars, Cumberland.

 

243

ST. PAUL ST                    (Vars)

CUMBERLAND

19

Agatha St

McAdam St

NIL

Agatha St

No responses were received. An additional meeting was held with local residents were it was unanimously agreed that St. Paul Street should be an extension of  St. Joseph Street. However, no petition was received. In this regard, the two existing "St. Joseph" streets in Cumberland are currently causing confusion for 911 response. The "St. Joseph" streets issue has been included as part of the “Anomalies” submitted within this report for Council consideration.  “Agatha” was chosen over “McAdam”, as there are several streets that begin with “Mac” and “Mc”.  Agatha Street will cause less confusion for emergency services.

 

244

ST. PIERRE ST        (Orleans)

CUMBERLAND

19

rue Grand Chéne

Grand Oak Court

NIL

cours du Grand-Chêne

Residents of Orleans, Cumberland, supported the need  to change the street name and provided the optional name, “rue Grand Chene” and a majority of the respondents were in support of Grand Chêne.  However, based on the street naming guidelines, this street is characterized as a short local roadway ending in a cul-de-sac.  As such, “cours (Court)” is the recommended suffix.

 

245

ST. PIERRE ST        (Orleans)

GLOUCESTER

1

Retain the name

--

NIL

St. Pierre St

St. Pierre Street in Orleans, Gloucester, has approximately 23 residential units in comparison to 4 in Orleans, Cumberland.

 

246

STEWART ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

Stewart St

Stewart Street in Ottawa has over 800 residential units and 30 businesses that would be impacted by a name change, in comparison to a combined total of 11 in both Richmond and Osgoode.  Stewart Street in Ottawa is also historical significance to the Sandy Hill neighborhood. In 1838, the street was named after William Stewart, a local merchant, lumberman and politician. 

 

  247

STEWART ST           (Osgoode Village)

OSGOODE

20

Baldry St

Sunstrum St

NIL

Sunstrum St

Although only one response was received from the total five affected residents, the respondent was in  support of the optional suggested name, "Sunstrum Street".

 

248

STEWART ST          (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Anton Wytenburg St

Cavalry St

1 - Musket Way                 2 - Flintlock Drive

Musket Way

The petition was supported by 100% of the affected residents for either of the two petition names. "Musket Way" is preferred by staff in that "Musket" is a shorter name and the suffix "Way" is consistent with the street naming guidelines.

 

249

SUNSET BLVD

OTTAWA

17

Sunset View Blvd

Sunset Vista Blvd

Sunset Blvd

Sunset View Blvd

REFER TO DOCUMENT 3

 

250

SUNSET BLVD             (Greely)

OSGOODE

20

Sunset Blvd

--

Sunset Blvd

Sunset Blvd

REFER TO DOCUMENT 3

 

251

TALBOT ST

OTTAWA

13

Bangs St

--

NIL

Bangs St

There are no residential units or businesses identified on this street.  There were no suggestions submitted for the renaming of Talbot Street, Ottawa.  Bangs was a former Mayor of Ottawa circa 1847. 

 

252

TALBOT ST                 (Vernon)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Talbot St

Talbot Street in Vernon, Osgoode has approx.11 residential units, whereas Talbot Street in Ottawa has 0 residential units.  Talbot Street in Vernon, Osgoode was established in 1887, prior to the street in Ottawa (1954).

 

253

THIRD AVE                  (Stittsville)

GOULBOURN

6

Conductor Ave

Neelin Ave

NIL

1-  Lanigan Cres    (North of Hobin Street)                 2- Conductor Ave (South of Hobin Street)  

Second Avenue, Third Avenue and Lanigan Street north of Hobin form one continuous roadway. that can create confusion for emergency vehicles, deliveries, and the general public. It is recommended that this entire section of roadway be named “Lanigan”. The civic numbers on these streets are not currently in sequential order and will have to be assigned. As a roadway starting and ending at Hobin, it is recommended the suffix be changed from “Street” to “Crescent”. It is recommended Second Avenue (south of Hobin) be renamed “Coach” and Third Avenue, (south of Hobin) be renamed “Conductor Avenue”. “Coach” and “Conductor” reflect the rail line that has existed in Stittsville for over 120 years and contributes to the establishment of a new local street-naming theme.

 

254

THIRD AVE

OTTAWA

17

Retain the name

--

NIL

Third Ave

Third Avenue in Ottawa has approximately 300 residential units and 7 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to   approximately 29 residential units and 0 businesses in Stittsville, Goulbourn.   First to Fifth Avenues in Ottawa are recognized by a majority of the population in the new City as being synonymous with the well-known shopping and residential district along Bank Street in the Glebe.

 

255

TWEED AVE

OTTAWA

18

Retain the name

--

NIL

Tweed Ave

Approximately 21 residentail units would be impacted by a name change in comparison to 0 in West Carleton.

 

256

TWEED AVE                 (Kinburn)

WEST CARLETON

5

Early Ave

--

NIL

Early Ave

There are no residents or businesses on Tweed Ave.  "Early" is in recognition of Jane Early one of the first settler to arrive in Fitzroy Township (1833.)  The 6th and 7th generation descendants continue to live on the ancestral farm near Kinburn.

 

257

UNION ST                      (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Babcock St

McHugo St

NIL

McHugo St

No input was received.  “McHugo” is the surname of an employee of Heneahen’s Blacksmith in the Village of Galetta.  In 1899 Mr. McHugo enlisted for Boer War Service and received the Queen’s (Victoria) medal for his patriotism. 

 

258

UNION ST                           (New Edinburgh)

OTTAWA

12,13

Retain the name

--

NIL

Union St

A significantly greater number residential units (23) would be impacted by a name change, in comparison to Osgoode (0) and West Carleton (7).  Historically, the street was named by Thomas McKay to commemorate the union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841.  Union Street in Ottawa was established in 1864.  Union St. in West Carleton was established in 1877 and in Osgoode in 1952. 

 

259

UNION ST                       (Green Acres)

OSGOODE

20

McMartin St

--

NIL

McMartin St

There are no residents or businesses located on Union Street in Osgoode.  Duncan McMartin sat on the Board of Magistrates in 1833.

 

260

VICTORIA ST                   (New Edinburgh)

OTTAWA

13

Governor General St

Queen Victoria St

NIL

Queen Victoria St

The majority of affected residents were in support of the optional name, “Queen Victoria St.” The proposed name is intended to retain the historic significance, having originally been named in honor of Queen Victoria.

 

261

VICTORIA ST                (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Capps St

Scotland St

CLIFFORD CAMPBELL ST

Clifford Campbell St

Over 60% of the affected residents on this street supported the petition name, "Clifford Campbell” Mr. Campbell has been recognized by the community for his contribution to the area.  The name would, therefore, represent a significant local historic link.

 

262

VICTORIA ST           (Metcalfe)

OSGOODE

20

Retain the name

--

NIL

Victoria St

Victoria Street in Metcalfe, Osgoode is a principal road with approx. 100 residents and 36 businesses that would be affected by the street name change, in comparison to 25 residents and 0 businesses on Victoria Street, Ottawa, and 20 residents and 1 business on Victoria Street, West Carleton.

 

263

WELLINGTON ST

OTTAWA

14,15

Retain the name

--

NIL

Wellington St

Parliament Hill and many federal government buildings (Supreme Court of Canada, Senate offices) are located on this well-known street.  Over 300 businesses and 430 residential units would be impacted in comparison to 2 business and 11 residential units in Rideau.

 

264

WELLINGTON ST               (Kars)

RIDEAU

21

Duke of Wellington St

Kars Bridge St

Old Wellington Street

Old Wellington St

The Kars Village Property Owners Association and the residents are strongly against a street name change and believe that technology can solve this problem.  However, the majority of the residents submitted a petition stating that, only if it is compulsory to change their street name, it is recommended to rename “Wellington Street” to “Old Wellington Street.”

 

265

WESTWOOD DR

NEPEAN

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Westwood Dr

There are approximately 45 households that would be impacted by a street name change in Nepean in comparison to 22 in West Carleton.

 

266

WESTWOOD DR                (Carp)

WEST CARLETON

5

James Gilchrist Dr

Tall Forest Dr

NIL

Tall Forest Dr

According to a resident the name “West wood” describes the street as it is close to the western border of the new City winds through a wooded area on the Carp Ridge and has never been used for agricultural or lumbering. The name Tall Forest describes the character of the area and maintains the 'wood/forest' theme in the street name.  The name 'Tall Forest,' is also shorter and easier to spell.

 

267

WILLIAM ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

William St

A significantly greater number of residential units and businesses would be impacted by a street name change in Ottawa, in comparison to West Carleton.  Located in the Byward Market and as a major historical and tourist area, the street is also well-known by a majority of the population of the new City.

 

268

WILLIAM ST                  (Fitzroy Harbour)

WEST CARLETON

5

Pilrig St

Williamson St

NIL

Williamson St

A majority of the respondents were in support of the optional name, “Williamson Street.”  The name also incorporates the existing name as preferred by the residents.

 

269

WOODSIDE DR

OSGOODE

20

Leafeylane Dr

Nellie McClung Dr

Woodeden Drive

Woodeden Dr

The residents are strongly against a street name change.  A petition was received stating that, only if it is compulsory to change their street name,  “Woodeden Dr.” is the suggested name. The name incorporates the existing name and maintains the theme of the area.  The petition indicated that 95% of the residents are in support of Woodeden. 

 

270

WOODSIDE DR

OTTAWA

8

Retain the name

--

NIL

Woodside Dr

Woodside Drive in Ottawa has approximately 84 residential units that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to approximately 21 in Osgoode.

 

271

YORK ST

OTTAWA

12

Retain the name

--

NIL

York St

Ottawa has a approximately 217 residential units and 127 businesses that would be impacted, in comparison to 21 residential units and 0 businesses in Goulbourn.  Further, York St. in Ottawa was established in 1971 and forms part of the ByWard Market.  As such, it is a well-known landmark to a majority of the new population of Ottawa.  York Street in Goulbourn was established in 1971

 

272

YORK ST               (Richmond)

GOULBOURN

6

Plantagenet St

Royal York St

NIL

Royal York St

The majority of affected respondents were in support of  the optional name, “Royal York St.”

 

 

 


 

 

                                                                                 Petition Street Names Requiring Approval                                                                 DOCUMENT 2

 

 

 

NAME

LOCATION

RECOMMENDED PETITION NAME

RESPONSE TO PETITION

SUPPORT FROM THOSE AFFECTED

 

 

1

CHURCH ST

RIDEAU               (Manotick)

Johnston Clapp Lane

38%

Only 6% of those affected residents/businesses were in support of the original optional name "Bridgemaster Street," there were no votes for the optional name "O'Loughlin Street.” 38% of the total number of affected residents/businesses were in support of the petition name (86% of those who provided input on the petition

 

 

2

FIRST AVE

GOULBOURN

Ember Glow Court

44%

Only 4% of those affected residents/businesses were in support of the optional names. 44% of the total number of affected residents/businesses were in support of the petition name (92% of those who provided input on the petition). The name "Ember Glow Court" commemorates the lives lost in the tragic fire of 1870 that swept through the Stittsville area.

 

 

3

FOURTH LINE RD

GLOUCESTER

1 - chemin du Chantier                               2 Claudette Cain  

3- chemin de la            Tourbiere                                              

22%

22% of those affected were in support of  option 1 of the petition (chemin du Chantier)  (43% of those who responded to the petition name).  4% were in support of option 2 of the petition (Claudette Cain).  Option 3 of the petition (chemin de la Tourbiere) was not previously vetted and considered lengthy and potentially confusing.  14 % of those affected were in support of the optional name “Doxeys Road” and 11% were in support of the optional name “McGrath Road.”  “chemin de Chantier” represents the 'building site' and log house that was developed on their land in the 1800's which still remains today.

 

 

4

KING ST

OTTAWA

Hollington St

17%

It has been determined that there are actually more residential units on King Street in Ottawa than originally stated at the outset of the evaluation process.  The above notwithstanding, a petition proposing a new name, together with relevant historical background was circulated by a resident.  While virtually all of the residents of the single family homes signed the petition in support of the alternate name, access to the remaining affected apartment buildings (secure buildings) was refused.  Further, a notice to be placed in the lobby notifying the residents of the proposed name change was not permitted. As such, only 17% of those affected were in support of the petition (83% of those who responded to the petition).  Only 3% were in support of the original optional suggested names. 

 

 

 

NAME

LOCATION

PETITION NAME

RESPONSE TO PETITION

PUBLIC INPUT/RATIONALE

 

 

5

LENNOX ST

OTTAWA

1- Change the suffix or     use Lindsay Cres.

2- Lennox Park Ave

 

 

33%

Petition 1 recommending to change the street suffix was not approved.  The suggestion to make Lennox Street part of Lindsay Crescent was not acceptable as the two streets are physically separated. A resident submitted several other names, which unfortunately, were either duplicated or similar in sound to other existing names.  33% of those affected were in support of petition 2 (84% of those who responded to the petition), whereas only 6% were in support of the original optional names.  "Lennox Park Avenue" would complement the neighborhood, "Riverview Park."

 

 

6

MAIN ST

GOULBOURN

Huntley Rd

26%

26% of those affected were in support of the petition (low percentage as response from tenants in apartment buildings was minimal and in some cases did not have access to apartment buildings), whereas only 0.65% were in support of the optional suggested name.

 

 

7

MAPLE LANE

WEST CARLETON

Old Maple Lane

49%

49% of those affected were in support of the petition, whereas only 5% were in support of the optional suggested names.  Because of the total number of valid responses received, 90% supported the petition.

 

 

8

MILLER ST

VANIER

Irwin Miller St

13%

13% of those affected were in support of the petition (77% of those who responded to the petition), whereas only 4% were in support of the optional suggested names.  "Irwin Miller" has local historical significance as he built all of the apartment buildings on Miller Street. 

 

 

 

9

PEARL ST

GLOUCESTER

1 Pearl St

2 – Emerald Gate Ave                               3 Emerald Forest St

4 - South Forest St

5 Maple Gate St

 

42%

Petition 1 received 81% support from the residents to retain the street name “Pearl Street.” It is believed that retaining the name would not meet the safety issues.  The residents felt that, only if it was compulsory to change their street name, Petition 2 should be considered.  In this petition four names were suggested: “Emerald Gate” (42% supported), “Maple Gate” (15% supported), "Emerald Forest" (0% supported) and "South Forest" (0% supported). While “Emerald Gate Drive” received the greatest support (73% of the total number of respondents to the petitions), this option received less than 50% support from those affected.

 

10

QUEEN ST

CUMBERLAND

Old Montreal Rd

46%

46% of those affected were in support of the petition name (82% of the total number of respondents to the petition), whereas only 8% were in support of the optional suggested names. 

                                                                

Recommended Street Names for Approval or Further Study                                          DOCUMENT 3

 

 

 

NAME

LOCATION

RECOMMENED NAME

PUBLIC INPUT/RATIONALE

 

1

LILAC LANE

CUMBERLAND

Lilac Lane or City Council option to refer issue to staff for further analysis and consultation.

Based on available information, the first evaluation of these streets revealed that the criterion for both streets was effectively equal, with a slightly greater number of residents in Ottawa and a by-law indicating that the enactment date for Ottawa was in 1962 while at the time of the evaluation no related information was available for Cumberland.  Following the town hall meetings, a petition, signed by all of the affected residents in Cumberland, in support of retaining the existing name “Lilac Lane” together with new information confirming an equal number of existing residents, a greater number of businesses and evidence stating that the street has been in existence prior to 1962 was received.   Further, while both streets can claim to have existing themes, Lilac Lane in Cumberland is lined with Lilac trees while Lilac Lane in Ottawa is one of a number of streets named after flowers. Given this new information and the fact that the name of another flower could be assigned to the street in Ottawa, the original recommendation for Ottawa to retain their existing name has been changed in favor of Cumberland.  City Council has the option to refer this item to staff for further analysis and consultation.

 

2

LILAC LANE

OTTAWA

 Magnolia Lane or City Council option to refer issue to staff for further analysis and consultation.

Based on available information, the first evaluation of these streets revealed that the criterion for both streets was effectively equal, with a slightly greater number of residents in Ottawa and a by-law indicating that the enactment date for Ottawa was in 1962 while at the time of the evaluation no related information was available for Cumberland.  Following the town hall meetings, a petition, signed by all of the affected residents in Cumberland, in support of retaining the existing name “Lilac Lane” together with new information confirming an equal number of existing residents, a greater number of businesses and evidence stating that the street has been in existence prior to 1962 was received.   Further, while both streets can claim to have existing themes, Lilac Lane in Cumberland is lined with Lilac trees while Lilac Lane in Ottawa is one of a number of streets named after flowers. Given this new information and the fact that the name of another flower could be assigned to the street in Ottawa, the original recommendation for Ottawa to retain their existing name has been changed in favor of Cumberland. 

 

Recently, a letter was sent to the residents in Ottawa informing them of the proposed new name and, if the suggested name is not acceptable, providing the alternative to circulate a petition within the community with a required response date of September 12, 2001.  City Council has the option to refer this item to staff for further analysis and consultation.

 

 

NAME

LOCATION

RECOMMENED NAME

PUBLIC INPUT/RATIONALE

 

3

SUNSET BLVD

OTTAWA

Sunset View Blvd. or City Council option to refer issue to staff for further analysis and consultation.

Sunset Blvd. in Ottawa has approximately 28 residents and 9 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 58 residents and 12 businesses in Osgoode.  Both locations claim to be part of an existing theme, however, the street in Osgoode forms part of a planned theme with many of the street names incorporating the word lake.  There are three lakes in the project and the subdivision is named “Sunset Lakes”. In Ottawa, given the history of the street, having come into existence circa 1862 and registered in 1922, there is an overwhelming desire expressed by the community to retain their historical identity.  As such, the recommended name “Sunset View Blvd” would both retain the existing name, reflect the original intent to emphasize the view of the sunset over Dow’s Lake and provide the required clarity for emergency services.  A majority of the affected residents are not in support of the recommendation. City Council has the option to refer the item back to staff for further analysis and consultation.

 

4

SUNSET BLVD

OSGOODE

Sunset Blvd. or City Council option to refer issue to staff for further analysis and consultation.

Sunset Boulevard in Osgoode has approximately 58 residential units and 12 businesses that would be impacted by a street name change, in comparison to 28 residential units and 9 businesses in Ottawa.  With regard to theme, while both locations claim to be part of an existing theme, the street in Osgoode forms part of a planned theme with many of the street names incorporating the word “lake”, given that there are three lakes in the project and the subdivision itself is named “Sunset Lakes.” The street is also a natural extension of an existing street called Sunset Blvd. built over 50 years ago.  A majority of the affected residents are in support of the recommendation. City Council has the option to refer this item back to staff for further analysis and consultation.

 


DOCUMENT 4

 

The following correspondence was provided by the Ottawa Police Communications Section in response to an inquiry regarding the importance of clear municipal addressing.

 

Note: For privacy, reference to the individual making the enquiry has been                    deleted.

 

February 27, 2001

To:  Don Brousseau

        Project Leader,

        Street Naming and Numbering Project

 

It is important to note that the issue of duplicate streets within the

Ottawa area is not a new concern.  Duplicate streets have always caused

concern for Emergency Services in their attempts to locate and respond to

emergencies in the most timely and efficient manner possible.  Once the new

City of Ottawa notifies Bell Canada to proceed with identifying municipal

addresses as being part of the City of Ottawa, the issue will be of even

greater concern. The amalgamation of the 11 municipalities within the region

provides an opportunity to address this issue in order to provide our

citizens with the most timely and efficient emergency response possible.

 

In an emergency, members of the public will usually call either 911 or the

police emergency number (230-6211).  Calls received at 911 on a land-line

identify the address the caller is calling from as well as the name of the

subscriber.  The call taker must confirm the information provided by the

computer with the caller and ensure that the appropriate resources are sent

to the correct location.  Once the data base of Bell Canada is changed to

reflect a civic address of 'Ottawa', this confirmation process may take

longer.  Additional time will be required to ensure that resources are not

sent to one of the many duplicate streets within the city. 

 

Although the resident is correct in stating that the numbering on the two

Riverside Drives within the new city is not duplicated, it is unrealistic to

expect call takers to be familiar with the numbering system of the over 130

duplicate streets within the city.  The quickest and most efficient manner

in identifying the location of an emergency is to eliminate the duplication.

 

When callers utilize the police emergency number or call on a cellular

telephone, the call taker identifies the location of the emergency by

questioning the caller.  Callers do not always know  where they are.  Given

the state of panic of many callers, identifying their exact location in a

timely manner can become challenging.  Callers in such a predicament often

resort to locating the nearest street sign and provide the information to

the call taker.  When that street sign bears the name of one of the

duplicate streets, additional questioning must take place which again takes

valuable time.  Motorists driving through a neighbourhood, tourists or

visitors to an area do not often know which suburb they are calling from.

The most efficient way to address this concern is to eliminate duplicate

streets.

 

Members of all emergency services as well as 911 operators must contend with

the issue of duplicate streets on a daily basis.  Recent examples of this

problem include a victim of domestic violence calling from a pay telephone

located on one of two roads which are approximately 20 kilometers apart, an

individual in a life threatening situation located on a street where the

name was utilized both in the rural and urban portion of our city and a

motor vehicle accident located on one of two 9th line roads.

 

The city of Ottawa has some of the best technology available as well as

dedicated personnel to respond to emergencies.  The fact remains however

that duplicate streets can and often do result in delays when attempting to

identify the location of an emergency.  Eliminating duplicate streets will

increase the efficiency of emergency personnel in locating victims and

providing them with necessary assistance.

 

Paul C. Gallant

Staff Sergeant

Communication Section

Ottawa Police Service


Identified Anomalies                                                                                       DOCUMENT 5

                                   

STREET NAME

FORMER MUNICIPALITY

ANOMALIES

First Ave., Second Ave., Third Ave., Forth Ave.

Cumberland

Private street names.  City currently has no jurisdiction to change private street names located outside of the former City of Ottawa. Same sound to "First Ave," “Second Ave,” “Third Ave,” and “Forth Ave” in Goulbourn and Ottawa (duplicated streets). Notified property owner.

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th Line Roads

 

Same sound for ie: Second Line and 2nd Line,  Third Line and 3rd Line, Fourth Line and 4th Line but different spelling.

Airport Parkway and Aviation Parkway

New Ottawa

The terms "Airport" and "Aviation" both refer to flying and can be confusing for visitors.

Amberley                     Amberly

Gloucester

This street has two different spellings and was registered in 1951 on Reg Plan 555, and the other was registered in March 12, 1970 Reg Plan 863 (Forwarding to appropriate department).

Armstrong St

Ottawa

Same street name as "Armstrong Road" in Cumberland and Gloucester (duplicated streets) but different suffix.

Arthur Cres

Rideau

Same street name as "Arthur Street" in Gloucester and Ottawa (duplicated streets) but different suffix.

Arthur Lane              (North and South)

Ottawa

Same street name as “Arthur Street” in Gloucester and Ottawa (duplicated street names) but different suffix.

Bell St

Goulbourn                Ottawa (North/South)

Bell Street in Goulbourn is divided into two sections by a through street (Spruce St).  These two sections of Bell Street do not meet opposite each other, but are staggered.  This causes confusion for Emergency Services and deliveries as you have to drive down ‘Spruce St.’ in order to get to the other side of Bell Street.

Belleview           Bellevue

Kanata                            Ottawa

Similar in sound.

Beechmont Crt

Gloucester

Same street name as “Beechmont Cres” on adjacent street in Gloucester but different suffix. Numbering issue- identical numbers.

Brébeuf St

Vanier

Joins Allen Blvd and Dollard Street.  Should be renamed Dollard Street; civic numbering issue if  change occurs.

Caledon Place

New Ottawa

Riverview Community Assoc. requested Caledon Place (the location of the main post office)  be renamed Postal Way.

Carlingwood Exit Sign     (SIGNAGE)

New Ottawa

Going east from the west end, there is one overhead sign that indicates the Carling and Kirkwood exit, with down arrows above all lanes.  This indicates ALL lanes exit.  Signs should only have one arrow above the right lane, indicating that if you want to exit at Carling and Kirkwood, you get into the rightmost lane. 

Castlefrank Rd

Kanata

Two sections of this roadway are not connected.  The south end runs through the Glen Cairn and Hazeldean areas, the north runs through Kanata Lakes.  Because of this confusion, it results to mail and delivery problems.

Cedar St

West Carleton

Road has not existed since 1987.

Center St              Centre St

Ottawa                           Vars, Cumberland

Same sound but different spelling. 

Craig Henry Dr

Nepean

The civic numbers (and letters) have large discrepancies on this roadway. Civic numbering to be re-issued.

Cummings Ave

Nepean

Cummings Avenue and Cummings Lane in Nepean extend into one another.  If Cummings Avenue is approved to be renamed "James Cummings Avenue,” Cummings LANE could also be renamed "James Cummings Avenue.”  Civic numbering on Cummings Lane would have to be re-issued.

Ducharme Blvd

Ottawa                                      Vanier

Numbering issue combined with Vanier and Ottawa.  Civic numbering to be re-issued.

Fifth St

Gloucester

No road exists (proposed)

First St

Gloucester

Same sound as "First Ave” in Goulbourn, and Ottawa (duplicated street names), and same sound as "First Ave" (private street name) in Cumberland. Suffix for First Street- Gloucester is different from Goulbourn, Ottawa and Cumberland.

Glencoe Street

Nepean

Naming and numbering of some homes assessed from Glencoe Street are named Bellman.

Grand Oak Crt /                     Grand Chêne Crt

Cumberland

Potentially confusing with Grand Bois, Grand Park, Oaklawn, Oakward.  All these streets are in the same area.

Greenbank Rd                                   (# 3100)

 

Resident at 3100 Greenbank Road would like his civic address or street name changed, as ambulances experience a lot of difficulty locating his address.

Greenbank Rd                      (# 3802)

 

Resident at 3802 Greenbank Road would like his civic address changed.  Sequencing problem with Fire Station across.

Hwy 174           

Gloucester                Cumberland

Hwy 174 is not named.  Opportunity to clarify for safety. (Name after prominent person).

Hwy 417                           Hwy 174            (SIGNAGE)

New Ottawa

There are various names for the different sections of the Queensway.  Confusing for visitors. Highway is often referred to by three different names, but no distinguishing signage.  To be forwarded to the appropriate Department.

Long Meadow Way

Goulbourn

Residents on this street would like their name changed and are willing to submit a new name.

Meadowland Dr

Goulbourn

Similar in sound to “Meadowlands Drive” in Nepean and Ottawa.  Nepean has cardinal points (East/West) which makes it more unique.

Old Riverside Dr/ Riverside Dr

Ottawa

"Old Riverside Drive" is adjacent to but not visible from Riverside Drive causing confusion in the delivery of emergency services.

Old St. Patrick Street/ St. Patrick Street

Ottawa                     

"Old St. Patrick Street" adjacent to the new "St. Patrick Street" is not clearly visible and is causing confusion in the dispatch of emergency services.

Putman

New Edinburgh

This street name was changed on the assumption that "Putnam" was misspelled.  Request submitted to have the correct spelling back to "Putnam,” not "Putman.” (Mr. Putnam was an influential contributor in the early days of the Ottawa settlement).

Richardson Side Rd/ Richardson Side Rd

Kanata                                         West Carleton

Richardson Side Road is duplicated in Kanata and separated by an entire subdivision which runs into West Carleton.

Roslyn Avenue/            Roslyn Avenue

Gloucester               Ottawa

Missed as a duplicate.  Original listing showed "Street" not "Avenue" in Gloucester. On the RP #288 (1910) the suffix is "Avenue.” To be evaluated and one street to be renamed.

Russell Road

Gloucester               Ottawa

Russell Rd is divided into three segments, Industrial Rd to Smyth Rd, St. Laurent Blvd to Hawthorne Rd and Hawthorne Rd to Baseline Rd. This can be very confusing for dispatch/emergency services and deliveries.

Saumure

Cumberland

Confusing corner in Limoges that separates two municipalities, Osgoode and Russell. No jurisdiction to change this road as Russell Township is not part of the new Ottawa. Request received to rename Saumure to Indian Creek, but civic numbering would have to change.

Springfield Rd

Ottawa and Rockcliffe Park (Combined)

Springfield Road runs from Ottawa into Rockcliffe Park.  Becomes a numbering issue. 

St. Joseph St              St. Joseph Blvd

Vars, Cumberland Orleans, Cumberland

There is a St. Joseph Street and a St. Joseph Blvd both in Cumberland. 

St. Pierre Rd

Vars, Cumberland

Same street name but different suffix as "St. Pierre Street" in Gloucester, and Orleans Cumberland (duplicated street names). Unable to change St. Pierre Road in Vars, Cumberland as it is in Russell Township (outside Ottawa jurisdiction).

Ste. Cécile

Vanier

This street is separated into two areas within Vanier (Beechwood Avenue and des Pères-Blancs Avenue); these sections should be renamed to Desrosiers Avenue.

Stevens Ave

Vanier

Between Allen Blvd and Carmen Avenue. Should be renamed Allen Blvd.  Residents who are located in the middle and east section of roadway, would also change their civic numbering.

Sunnyside Ave     Sunnyside Dr

Ottawa                   Goulbourn

Same street name but different suffix. 

Walker Rd

Goulbourn                Osgoode

Walker Road in Goulbourn is closed.

Wellington St

Ottawa

Street is divided into three sections, one which no longer exists and the remaining to which are not physically linked.

Wilshire/                Wiltshire

Ottawa                    Nepean

Similar in sound, potential hazard for emergency dispatch.

Woodcrest Rd

New Ottawa

The suffix for Woodcrest “Road” should be a "Crescent" not a "Road.” To be verified.

General                 

New Ottawa

Continuous roadways with different street names over the length of the street.

General                 

New Ottawa

Identical street names with different suffixes.

General                 

New Ottawa

Similar sounding names.

General                 

New Ottawa

The naming of major arterial roadways or Hwys. where they are classified by number.  ie:  Hwy 174 (also see above reference)

General                 

New Ottawa

Various roadways, for example: Bell Street in Goulbourn are split and offset to a distance that can create potential confusion for Emergency Services and deliveries. In order to get to other side of Bell Street, one must drive on dividing road to get to other side/section of this street. 

General                 

New Ottawa

Several municipalities have identical cross roads with duplicate street names, possibly different suffixes.

General                 

New Ottawa

Numbering Grid System - The existing system of numbering buildings and properties on major arterial roadways that traverse the City varies greatly between former municipalities.  There is a need to develop a plan and strategy for a consistent numbering system that can provide enough flexibility in the numbering sequence to accommodate future growth.  This is particularly important where a roadway traverses a large area of the City.  The plan would also assist emergency services and the general public by providing an indication as to what sector of the City a particular property  is located on a major roadway.

General

New Ottawa

Property Identification Program - The identification of all rural property by the use of the civic address blade as part of the 911 program is complete.  The review of existing addressing practices undertaken by the City in 1998 revealed in percentile the display of civic numbers by land use category. The conclusion was that addresses are not always displayed and where displayed it may be obstructed, too small to read, not clearly visible both day and night, etc.  As a result, Emergency Services can be delayed when locating a property due to the lack of or inadequate signage.  As in the case of the rural properties, there is a need to undertake a program to identify properties within the urban area that are not sufficiently identified.  The property owners would subsequently be advised of the need for proper identification in the delivery of emergency services with minimal confusion and delay.  There is a need  to identify, Public Buildings and Properties; Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa International Airport, Rockcliffe Air Base, N.C.C., Canal Ln.,  N.R.C.

General

New Ottawa

Parks are not identified by civic number.

General

New Ottawa

Most major intersection street signs have no suffix. ie: Woodroffe/West Hunt Club, former Nepean. 

General

New Ottawa

Ensure that all roadways/intersections have street signs.  Signage  missing at intersection of  Baseline/Richmond, former Nepean.

General

New City

Inconsistent numbering sequence on continuous roadways, example: Meadowcroft Cres. where numbers jump from the 100 series to the 1100 series.

                                                                                               

Letter from the Manager of Bell 911 Service                                           DOCUMENT 6

 

 

March 12, 2001

 

 

 

Mr. Don Brousseau

Project Leader

Naming and Numbering of Street, Buildings and Property

Development Services Department

Flr. 2, Rideau Pavilion

111 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario  K1N 5A1

 

SUBJECT: BELL CORPORATE DATABASE RECORDS/ADDRESSING

 

Dear Mr. Brousseau:

 

The database provided by Bell is derived from subscriber records, which includes addresses assigned by the municipality. These addresses were approved according to bylaws passed to formally register the name. Municipal names follow a similar structure that requires not only local bylaws but provincial legislation also. Such is the case with the former eleven municipalities of the Region, now officially known as the City of Ottawa. It is also important to mention that prior to amalgamation, community areas, regardless of former historical structure did not reflect a legal municipal name (i.e.) - Manotick, North Gower.  The municipal name was Rideau Township. Bell customer records would reflect the legal municipal name as Rideau Township in this example.

 

Bell’s mandate for 9-1-1 service is to provide a database, which includes a telephone subscriber’s name, civic address and telephone number. The municipality, as mentioned above, assigns addresses, and Bell assigns telephone numbers for their subscribers, as do other telephone service providers. For clarification, an address consists of a civic number, street name, suffix and directional indicator if applicable (i.e.) -  2345 Jones Rd. East, Ottawa.

 

Changes affecting a municipal structure, in particular the City of Ottawa amalgamation will require our customer record database to be updated to reflect the municipal name change. This same database provides information for several different applications, in particular 9-1-1. Our customer record information should reflect the legal infrastructure of each municipality based on official name, street names, numbering, etc. Once an address is officially changed by the municipality, we are advised and update our customer records accordingly. We do not perpetuate outdated address information. This is the case for all Bell customer records in Ontario and Quebec.

 

For the purposes of  9-1-1 address delivery, it is imperative the customer address profile matches the mapping information provided by the municipality. This data reflects the legal municipal name (Ottawa) and the street names assigned according to bylaws. 9-1-1 calls are routed to the respective emergency agencies based on municipal name(s) and streets assigned within a given municipality. Duplicate streets with one municipal name could potentially cause 9-1-1 routing errors to the incorrect police, fire or ambulance dispatch, based on emergency zones assigned by the municipality/emergency agencies.

 

The issue of duplicate or even similar sounding street names has long been a concern of emergency agencies. As a result of amalgamation, this becomes an even greater concern for public safety. Any delay in response time can have a catastrophic affect on life and/or property threatening incidents. As of January 1, 2001, all addresses formerly in the Region of Ottawa-Carleton legally became the City of Ottawa. Bell customer records, as with many other corporate databases will be updated to reflect this change once the duplicate street name project has been completed.

 

Bell Canada did not initiate or participate in municipal restructuring, which has created the duplicate street issue. Bell will continue to support its mandate to maintain customer records that reflect a legal municipal structure. Duplicate street names have occurred by the virtual fact there were eleven municipal names prior to January 1, 2001. Now there is one, the City of Ottawa.

 

Address changes are not unique to Ottawa and are occurring throughout the Province of Ontario due to amalgamations. No doubt some municipalities have expedited the process and are further along with their plans than others. The Greater Toronto area will also be updating former municipal names and establishing guidelines for duplicate street names but to date the project status has not moved as quickly as Ottawa.

 

Thank you for the opportunity to provide background relative to your street-naming project.

 

Regards,

 

 

 

 

Lynda Jenkins – Manager, 9-1-1 Service – Bell/Ontario

Original Signed by Lynda Jenkins

 

 

 

 

 



                                                 Best Practices Review                              DOCUMENT 7

City of Peterborough

Contact:

David Humber

Communications Supervisor

Police Services

(705) 876-1122

 

 

·        Duplicate street names and similar sounding names have been eliminated.

·        City Council took remedial action, in part, due to an inquest (Sansom Inquest) into a death linked to confusion over duplicate street names (further details are included in Recommendation 1- Emergency Dispatch).

·        Having participated in the Sansom Inquest, Peterborough Council has a high regard for public safety and the 9-1-1 Board’s objectives.   Note:  Inquest report is available upon request.

·        As mentioned by the 911 Communications Supervisor, once citizens were informed of the emergency response consequences of not changing duplicate street names, they were more willing to support a name change.

City of Toronto

Contact:

Rose Loncar 

CAD Development

Police Services                    

(416)  808-8820

 

Contact:

Wally Kowalenko

City Surveyor-Works & Emergency Services           City of Toronto

(416) 392-7664

 

 

  • 103 affected streets, (includes duplicates/triplicates)
  • Report went to City Council – referred back for public consultation, the inclusion of additional criteria and to obtain up-to-date statistics regarding the number of residents on all affected streets.
  • Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, Hamilton and Alabama (by conference call) met in Toronto to discuss alternatives. All were in agreement that a solution to resolve duplicate street names must be developed in order to avoid possible delays in emergency response.  Toronto GIS staff is currently investigating the feasibility of Geo codes and unique municipal numbers. However, virtually all of the participants acknowledged that, while codes and unique numbers would help clarify the location of a property, (when a call is received from a land line), codes would not resolve the fundamental confusion created by duplicate names as outlined earlier under the sections “Emergency Dispatch” and “Way Finding” i.e., cellular telephones would still be a concern as no information is displayed on the ANI/ALI.
  • Toronto and other city representatives were very supportive of Ottawa’s in-depth analysis of this issue and the recommended approach.

Note:  The staff report for Toronto Works Committee is available upon request.

Durham Region

Contact:

Ian Wilson

Supervisor- 911 Communications Centre

(905) 579-1520

  • Durham Region consists of 7 Townships and 1 Municipality with a total population of approximately 500,000.
  • Resources from the various areas of the Region are working with the 911 Communications Center to deal with duplicate street name issue in preparation for PERS implementation.

North Dundas

Contact:

Arden Carruthers

(613) 774-2105

·        Area consisted of 4 municipalities, now amalgamated into one city.

·        ‘Main Streets’ in Villages became ‘Winchester Main Street.’

  • One roadway was renamed and became a continuation of an existing roadway.

Renfrew County

Contact:                   Karen Handford

(613) 735-3204

 

·        Duplicate streets were assessed in 1995/1996

·        Area consisted of 17 municipalities, have now become one County.

·        Main focus of addressing concern was in rural areas - 25,000 residents/businesses had no civic addresses.

·        500 roads are affected/3,000 population

·        Criteria included whether the dwellings were permanent/seasonal or businesses.

·        County coordinated project on behalf of the municipalities to get 9‑1‑1 service in place.

·        Unique civic numbers and cardinal points eliminated duplication in some cases.

·        Most of the former municipalities had a road naming committee that considered historical information, types of birds and flowers, in the development of new names.

 

Prince Edward County

Contact:                Dwayne Inch

(613) 393-2011

 

  • Area consisted of 12 municipalities, now amalgamated into one County.
  • Resolved duplicate addressing in 1997
  • Affected approximately 50 streets
  • Criteria was based primarily on historical background.
  • Some duplicate names resolved by changing the suffix – City Council later acknowledged that this option was not a solution as it still causes confusion for 911.
  • Affected primary streets i.e.: ‘Main Street’ became ‘Picton Main Street’ and ‘Bloomfield Main Street.’

 

Montreal and Hull/Alymer/Gatineau

Contact for Hull:

Claude Larose

Ambulance Service

561-1798

  • Currently assessing street name duplication and a representative from each municipality has contacted the Ottawa project team to obtain information.  Other Ontario municipalities have also contacted the project team to discuss our approach, criteria and strategy.

City of Kingston

Contact:

Wendy Carman

Senior Policy Planner

Planning Division

City of Kingston

(613) 384-1770

 

  • Area consisted of 3 municipalities, now amalgamated into one city.
  • Recognized problem with duplicate streets names, project has formal status.
  • Approximately 156 duplicate street names have been identified.
  • Drafted criteria (similar to City of Ottawa) for determining that streets are recommended to retain or change their name.

 

Halifax Regional Municipality

Contact:

Gayle Chapman

Civic Addressing Department

(902) 490-6129

  • Population of 350,000
  • 758 affected streets
  • Some street names duplicated up to 10 times.
  • Currently preparing the terms of reference for a study to eliminate duplicate street names.
  • Presently in discussion with City of Ottawa regarding approach and strategy.

 



NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF PUBLIC INPUT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DOCUMENT 8

 

STREET NAME

 

MUNICIPALITY

 

RESIDENTS

 

COMMERCIAL

PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED

 

No Change

Modify Street Name

Change Suffix

Add Extension

Other Suggestion

Historic Info.

Business Impact

Resident Impact

Neighbor-hood Impact

Other Cities Experiences

Other Comments

Total Received

                                               

TOTAL RESIDENCE AND BUSINESSES

21212

4202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED

 

 

351

154

25

1

48

28

10

0

0

0

13

 

 

630

 

LEGEND

NO CHANGE:  Requests not to change existing street name.

HISTORIC INFO:          History provided pertaining to the street or area.

MODIFY STREET NAME:  Include existing street name within new name.

BUSINESS IMPACT:                   Comments concerning cost i.e., stationery, advertising,                                                                signage, client base notification and inconvenience.

CHANGE SUFFIX:    Change only the ending e.g.: Street, Avenue, Road, etc.

RESIDENTIAL IMPACT: Comments concerning cost, notification and inconvenience.

ADD EXTENSION:  Add a cardinal point, e.g.: North, a postal code, a number, etc.

NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPACT:   Disruption to existing neighborhood theme.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:  General comments not otherwise covered

OTHER CITIES EXPERIENCES:   Suggestion to look at best practices of other cities.

OTHER COMMENTS:  General comments re meeting places, request for information, requests for notification and comments on process.

 


Implementation By-laws                                                                            DOCUMENT 9

 

Required title searches for the implementing by-laws affected each of the former municipalities are currently underway.  The City Solicitor will submit the by-laws as they are finalized.