The Saskatoon city council has decided to spend $612,000 on 'Corporate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion' projects in the 2022-2023 budget..This spending included approximately $35,000 for renaming John A. Macdonald Road to miyo-wâhkôhtowin Road, a proposal by Ward 3 Councillor David Kirton..READ MORE Sask councillor supporting ‘naked man’ in female change rooms cancels public meetings.Miyo-wâhkôhtowin means “good relationships” in Cree..The one-time funding came from the capital expenditures reserve..The road named after Canada’s first prime minister must pass through the city council for final approval..READ MORE First PM John A. Macdonald’s street renamed in Saskatoon over residential schools.According to Celene Anger, chief strategy and information officer of Saskatoon, some money has already been used for various expenses related to the road name change..“To date, we’ve spent approximately $15,000 on engagement and ceremony and other things. And then there may be a few further costs once the name is actually approved,” said Anger..“The expected estimated project completion would be more in the $35,000 range at most. This does not impact the mill rate.”.Last week, Anger attended a meeting where some people who live in the area shared their frustration about the name change and the city's lack of communication. .Anger assured them that their concerns were listened to..“We did take some feedback on the name itself. We also took some feedback in terms of more frequent updates to the residents would have been appreciated for sure,” said Anger..“That was one of our lessons learned through this process.”. David Kirton Pride .Kirton said residents could receive compensation for expenses related to Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Canada Post or any other provincial costs. .These expenses may include changes to driver's licences, home addresses and even changes in land titles..Anger agreed with Kirton about reimbursing residents but said the specific details are still being figured out..“Our hope is to work with all of the different agencies to basically be able to do that change without any fees,” said Anger..“And then for any sort of processes that may involve fees, we’re currently investigating that and working on trying to make sure that we can mitigate any potential fees for residents.”.On Tuesday, the city's Naming committee will meet to approve the new name and send it to the city council for final approval..The city council will make the final decision, but the change is expected to be approved. .The change is anticipated to take place at the Sept. 27 council meeting.
The Saskatoon city council has decided to spend $612,000 on 'Corporate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion' projects in the 2022-2023 budget..This spending included approximately $35,000 for renaming John A. Macdonald Road to miyo-wâhkôhtowin Road, a proposal by Ward 3 Councillor David Kirton..READ MORE Sask councillor supporting ‘naked man’ in female change rooms cancels public meetings.Miyo-wâhkôhtowin means “good relationships” in Cree..The one-time funding came from the capital expenditures reserve..The road named after Canada’s first prime minister must pass through the city council for final approval..READ MORE First PM John A. Macdonald’s street renamed in Saskatoon over residential schools.According to Celene Anger, chief strategy and information officer of Saskatoon, some money has already been used for various expenses related to the road name change..“To date, we’ve spent approximately $15,000 on engagement and ceremony and other things. And then there may be a few further costs once the name is actually approved,” said Anger..“The expected estimated project completion would be more in the $35,000 range at most. This does not impact the mill rate.”.Last week, Anger attended a meeting where some people who live in the area shared their frustration about the name change and the city's lack of communication. .Anger assured them that their concerns were listened to..“We did take some feedback on the name itself. We also took some feedback in terms of more frequent updates to the residents would have been appreciated for sure,” said Anger..“That was one of our lessons learned through this process.”. David Kirton Pride .Kirton said residents could receive compensation for expenses related to Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Canada Post or any other provincial costs. .These expenses may include changes to driver's licences, home addresses and even changes in land titles..Anger agreed with Kirton about reimbursing residents but said the specific details are still being figured out..“Our hope is to work with all of the different agencies to basically be able to do that change without any fees,” said Anger..“And then for any sort of processes that may involve fees, we’re currently investigating that and working on trying to make sure that we can mitigate any potential fees for residents.”.On Tuesday, the city's Naming committee will meet to approve the new name and send it to the city council for final approval..The city council will make the final decision, but the change is expected to be approved. .The change is anticipated to take place at the Sept. 27 council meeting.
