City of Markham : Are they Seriously Out of their Mind?

[Towards_the_gap]

I just wanted to share with you how I feel about this news story after I had seen it online. I am sorry if anyone is hurt by my personal views about this news item.

Thank you!

Psst.... Hey you... Yeah, you, the crazy guy on the street corner with the sandwich board and messy hair....

...I've got a secret for you.....


Nobody cares. Go find somewhere else to be off your meds.

 

[s2184]

Hey So how is that little project coming along, that I gave you?

I bet you did Phuck all, and just came back here to ***** because it was a "Bollywood"Artist.

This site is not intended for racist bullshit from people who do not have the time to do research, now run along jingles, and do your homework like I asked.  Otherwise, a swift electronic kick in the bahookey.

dileas

tess

milnet.ca admin

I am not online 24/7. I only browse internet when time permits. I am also interested in finding about the street names in Markham in detail. I will do the research that you recommended and send you the findings once I am done. It will take time, but little by little I will gather the information and complete it. You can put a hold on your electronic kick in the bahookey until then. Thank you!

 

[The_Falcon]

Scarborough has Mike Myers Way (after the comedian naturally, although it is fun telling people it was named after the horror character).

 

[mariomike]

Scarborough has Mike Myers Way (after the comedian naturally, although it is fun telling people it was named after the horror character).

I wonder how many times his signs have been stolen?

Probably not as often as Molson St. 

 

[s2184]

Today I have visited the Markham Civic Centre & inquired about Streets that are named after fallen Soldiers in the last five years.

Planning & Urban Design Department staff told me I should contact the Coordinator of Geomatics/GIS Advocate, Planning & Urban Design Department to receive necessary information about all streets in Markham. Then I was directed to another department(legislation) to find out about the process of naming streets in Markham.

I talked to front desk staff and later someone from inside. She brought a book & printed information with her when she came to talk to me. She showed me the requirements for naming streets in Markham from the book and the printed paper. I asked her if the book is available for general public and she replied it is only for the Municipal use. Later, she told me to wait and went inside; promising she was going to give me some information regarding to the protocols of naming streets from the book she brought. I was waiting & She appeared after sometime and told me she cannot give me any information about the process of naming streets and advised me to contact my Councillor in Markham (I don't live in Markham) for further policy details. I think she changed her mind later not to give the photo copy of what is the book. I am not sure why she hesitated to give a photo copy of what is in the book related to naming streets.

I am going to email the Coordinator for Planning & Urban Design to find out if I can get some useful information relevant to this topic.

 

[mariomike]

<snip> advised me to contact my Councillor in Markham (I don't live in Markham) for further policy details.

Good luck with that.

In addition to the politics of street naming, Emergency Services is likely involved in their policy.

For example, names that are difficult to pronounce, spell, sound similar or are too long.

A big problem we had with the CAD ( Computer Aided Dispatch ) system was too many street names starting with the same first three letters.

 

[OblivionKnight]

s2184, your thread is so ridiculous that I just have to comment. I've been living in Markham for 16 years now and never had any issues with the naming of streets here. I think you have some personal issues you need to deal with.

 

[s2184]

Mariomike, yes, they also told me about the role the Fire/Emergency services plays in the process of approving a street name. They told me we can also make requests to change a street name through councillors. But, other than some basic requirements, it seems technically possible to name a street after anyone or anything.

I emailed the coordinator for urban planning/design; asked him the #of streets named after fallen soldiers for the last five years in the city of Markham. According to his information there have been 19 streets named after veterans in the last five years. I didn't ask him how many streets in total have been named in five years period.

His response to my question follows:

Below, please find a list of street names within plans of subdivision registered in the past five years that are veteran names. The list of veteran names that we use was provided to us by the Markham Veteran’s Association. These names are selected by the developers from our Council approved list of reserved street names.

FULLNAME
Alexander Lawrie Ave
Alfred Paterson Dr
Bruce Thomson Dr
Earl Goodyear Rd
Frank Davis St
Fred McLaren Blvd
Jack Leaf Rd
James Glover Dr
James Joyce Dr
James Parrott Ave
Lawrence Pilkington Ave
Moulton Gate
Percy Reesor St
Percy Stover Dr
Prebble Dr
Robert Osprey Dr
Russell Dawson Rd
Webb St
Wilfred Murison Ave

 

[Scott]

So, you're done then?