LSDB decides how École Sir John A. Macdonald Public School will be renamed

Mayor responds to petition to remove Macdonald statue

City looks at renaming, redesigning Highway 15

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 2 Comments Board of Trustees, Ecole Sir John A Macdonald Public School, Indigenous Education Advisory Council, Karen Smith, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, renaming, renaming of school, renaming process, Sir John A, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A MacDonald Public School, Suzanne Ruttan, Trustee Garrett Elliott, Trustee Robert Godkin, Truth and Reconciliation

Trustees of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) voted unanimously to initiate a renaming process for École Sir John A. Macdonald Public School at its regular meeting on June 16, 2021. “Changing the name of this school will have a powerful impact on how Indigenous and racialized students see themselves,”

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Canadian history, City Park, First Capital, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Kingston, local history, petition, renaming, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, statue

Mayor Bryan Paterson says he is aware of an online petition launched this Thursday, Jun. 10, 2020, calling for the removal of a statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald from Kingston’s City Park. “My view is that I have seen the petition, but I am also

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January 23, 2019 Tori Stafford 12 Comments City of Kingston, east end, Emerson Road, Furnace Falls Road, Highway 15, Kingston, Kingston Road 15, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, new names, proposed visual design guidelines, redesign, redevelopment, renaming, Road Name Reserve List, roundabout

As part of a larger project to redesign and redevelop Highway 15, the City of Kingston has some interesting proposals on the table, and are looking for public input. For a little bit of background, the City began looking into possible roadway improvements for Highway 15 in the fall of