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Originally Posted by Waye Mason
It would have had to bring Duke up to Cogswell, or bring Gottingen down to Brunswick, to have it end at a 4 way intersection. That would actually rename two bits of street. Instead rename Rainnie to Brunswick, that is a much smaller segment of street, brings it to a clean 4 way. Leaving the transition at the t junction with no stop on the new realigned road would have been against policy.
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You and your colleagues should be ashamed of what took place at Council, not once was the origin of the name Rainnie used during a discussion of what was scheduled to be discussed 'in camera'. I can assure you that if the documents had been made public on Friday you would have heard quite a public outcry.
The road was built in 1947 to alleviate east-west traffic and was named Gavin Rainnie Drive in memory of Major Gavin Rainnie who died on D-Day 1944. Council minutes in 1953 show a senior staff member telling council that the street sign needs to be painted 'Gavin Rainnie Drive' not 'Rainnie Drive.'
Surely you knew the origin of the name.
Surely you knew that for many years the Royal Canadian Legion, Nunavut Command had its HQ office at the beginning of Rainnie Drive at the roundabout.
I note the staff, not for the first time, have been making decision that belong to council and that last night council formally named 952 streets that staff had named without any authority.
Council hid the mistake in the two motions you moved.
I have notified Legion HQ of this disgraceful and unwarranted action.
Ironic that council has been keen to name ferries after soldiers who died in Afghanistan and marked their deaths with significant publicity and ceremony, only to then turn around and forget one whose family were and continue to be well known in Halifax. The first name 'Gavin' has been passed down through many generations.
It is not too late to reverse the mistake. An apology to relatives should also be offered.