Ottawa residents seek to dump Trump street name
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27/01/2021 - 00:24 3 min
Ottawa (AFP)
Residents of an Ottawa neighborhood are looking to distance themselves from Donald Trump by renaming their street, which bears his name once a source of intrigue, but now an embarrassment.
Trump Avenue on the Canadian capital s west side is lined with brick homes, each with two-car garages and kids playing hockey in driveways.
The Central Park neighborhood, known for New York City-themed street names, was built in the late 1990s long before a certain Big Apple real estate mogul entered politics.
There s also a Madison Park, Bloomingdale Street, Manhattan Crescent, and Staten Way in the area.
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Residents of Ottawa s Trump Avenue are looking to distance themselves from the controversy of the former President of the United States and have called upon their city councillor to help rename their street.
Most recently during the tenure of the last president, that movement has gathered some steam.
WATCH | What the city councillor has been hearing:
Ottawa councillor starts process to rename Trump Avenue
CBC News Ottawa2 months ago
0:54Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes Trump Avenue, says many residents have “negative associations” with the name stemming from the former president’s behaviour over the last four years.0:54
Councillor feared ramifications
Brockington said he decided to wait until after Trump left the White House to make a move. Frankly, I was worried that there might be some ramifications against Canada if word got out that in Canada s national capital they wanted to take his name off a street sign, he explained.