5 options shortlisted for renaming of community on P.E.I.’s North Shore
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Residents of Savage Harbour on P.E.I.'s North Shore have narrowed down the list for their community’s new name to five options.
The community’s name was flagged as part of a national initiative to identify place names considered outdated or demeaning.
The province is holding a series of community meetings to gather input on the renaming process this fall. Monday night was the second meeting, with about 80 residents in attendance.
Ryan Pineau, the provincial tax commissioner who represents P.E.I. on the Geographical Names Board of Canada, said a provincial portal for name suggestions opened in October and closed by the end of the month. It received 91 submissions.
“I expected some big numbers, but 91 was more than what we were expecting,” Pineau told CBC’s Island Morning on Tuesday.
Last year, the federal government renamed the wharf in the community at the request of the Abegweit First Nation. It is now called Crowbush Cove Wharf Small Craft Harbour.
Pineau said the 91 submissions included some duplicates, which reduced the list to 68 names. These were then presented at the meeting and narrowed down to five options, all proposed by local residents:
Pineau said all five names comply with community naming guidelines.
“None of them are people. None of them are derogatory. None of them are duplicates, as far as we can tell. So those appear to be all good names,” he said.
The next step is an in-person vote on the final name, which will be held Dec. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mount Stewart Consolidated School. Proof of ID and residence will be required.
Pineau said the vote will use a ranked ballot system, where residents rank the five names from their top choice to least favourite.
If no name receives a clear majority in the first round, the option with the fewest votes will be eliminated, and those votes will be redistributed based on next preferences. This process repeats until a name reaches the required majority.
At the Dec. 1 meeting, residents will also vote on new names for the bay and road in the community.
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