Author of the article: Meghan Balogh
Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 10, 2021 • 3 minute read Marysville, on Wolfe Island, is one of two locations featured in the Kingston area on the Government of Canada s new interactive Women s Map of Canada, released on International Women s Day. The map features hundreds of locations across the country that were named after women throughout Canada s history. Photo by Laura Byrne Paquet /For The Whig-Standard
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An interactive map that highlights places in Canada named after women throughout the country’s history features two Kingston-area landmarks.
The map was unveiled to the public on Monday, International Women’s Day. Assembled by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada, it features 500 place names that tell a story about part of Canada’s history through the lives of Canadian women, both prominent and ordinary.