FORT FRANCES, Ont. – Colonization Road is no more in Fort Frances.
Town council on Monday voted to change the name of Colonization Road East to Agamiing to honour Anishinaabe people in the areas and Colonization Road West to Sunset Road as a nod to both the region and the Sunset Country Métis community in the area.
“Tonight council took a step toward building a more inclusive Fort Frances. We did that by replacing symbols of systemic racism with signposts of our commitment to reconciliation, and of the vital role Indigenous people will play in our path forward as a community,” said Coun. Douglas Judson.
Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
May 4, 2021 6:57 AM
A list of potential names for the renaming of Colonization Road has been selected by a committee of Fort Frances town council.
Members of the Planning and Development Executive Committee narrowed the list for the West Road to Sunrise, Heritage, Spirit and Moonlight Trail.
Agamiing (meaning at the shore, at the lake, at the water), Nibi (water), Harmony, Shoreline and Sunset Drive were identified as potential names for Colonization Road East.
Over 70 names were put forward by the public to consider.
Councillor Doug Judson says at least one section of the road should have an Indigenous name.
Children in a Holocaust concentration camp liberated by Red Army. (Alexander Voroncov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
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