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March 11, 2021 - 6:00 PM
A quiet rural Lumby road with a racist and sexist name is set to get a name change.
The province has confirmed it s in the process of changing the name of Squaw Valley Road, due to its derogatory meaning.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure wouldn t confirm who put forward the request to change the name of the road, only that concerns were brought forward and it took the matter very seriously.
North Okanagan Regional District  Area D director Rick Fairbairn said he wasn t aware of how the potential name change had come about, but he d been contacted by the Ministry regarding the matter. ....

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