School board will choose one of three final names for Burlington’s Ryerson Public School
Published November 10, 2021 at 2:40 pm
The last chance for local residents to weigh in on the renaming of a Burlington elementary school is Nov. 17.
That is the date of the Halton District School Board trustee meeting that will be the final one before a new moniker is chosen for Ryerson Public School.
The board decided to rename the school following the residential school discoveries of mass children’s graves. Egerton Ryerson was a driving force behind Canada’s residential school system
The City of Burlington is undergoing a similar renaming process for the adjoining Ryerson Park.
The three final choices for a new name are Creekside, which is the name of the creek beside the school; Makwendam, the Anishinaabemowin word meaning ‘to remember’; and Parkside.
The board is encouraging delegations to next Wednesday’s meeting. The deadline to register your delegation is Monday, Nov. 15, at noon.
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For more information or to register, visit the board’s website.
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