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CITY OF REVELSTOKE
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REFERENCE: Street Naming and Addressing Policy
PURPOSE: To provide a process on how City street names are approved based on the
location and type of roadway under consideration.
EXTRACT OF RESOLUTION:
"THAT Council hereby establish a policy on the selection and assignment of City street names."
PROCESS:
All requests for street names are to be forwarded to the Planning, Building and Bylaw
Enforcement Department for review.
Street names are to be selected in accordance with the attached list of names as approved
by Council (Schedules A and B).
Recommendations for the selection and assignment of street names will be forwarded to
Council for final approval.
ASSIGNMENT OF STREET NAMES:
Street names shall be linked through a common theme within a particular neighbourhood,
subdivision, or sub-area.
The extension of existing neighbourhoods shall use the theme common to existing street
names found within the neighbourhood.
Where possible, an attempt will be made to locate the name of local pioneers to those
areas where they resided.
Only last names are to be used for street names.
The existing street name will be used for all street extensions.
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Planning, Building &
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I)ecember L1,2000
March 26,2007
April 14,2009
Policy Title:
Street Naming and
Addressing Policy
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POLICY MANUAL CITY OF REVELSTOKE
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Street name suffixes will be assigned in reference to the nature of the road they are
describing. The following terms will be applied as follows:
(a) Avenue A through local, collector or arterial road generally carrying
east - west traffic.
(b) Boulevard An arterial road or major collector carrying predominantly
express traffic.
(c) Crescent A local roadway or minor collector curvilinear in nature
and shaped as a crescent.
(d) Court A non-through local roadway (cul-de-sac)
(e) Drive A lengthy collector or arterial road.
(Ð Lane A through local roadway serving only a limited number of
dwellings.
(g) Place A non-through local roadway
(h) Road A roadway serving rural or rural residential area.
(Ð Street A through local, collector or arterial road generally carrying
north - south traffic. Mackenzie Avenue is the boundary division between
east and west.
0) way An arterial road or major collector carrying predominantly
express traffic.
ASSIGNMENT OF STREET ADDRESSES:
All properties fronting a Cily street shall be assigned a civic street address in accordance
to the appropriate address grid maps.
All owners of a building shall be required to post the assigned civic street address in a
conspicuous place at the front of their premise.
The minimum height of street numbers shall be 7.62 centimetres (3 inches)
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CHANGE OF STREET NAME / ADDRESS:
A street name or address may be changed at the request of the City or, under limited
circumstances, at the request of the owner if an error has been made in assigning the
original street name or address. Valid reasons to initiate a change include:
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(Ð To correct past errors in spelling and addressing,
(b) Duplication of street names or civic addresses,
(c) Change in layout as a result of a redevelopment or consolidation of
properties,
(d) Creates conflict or confusion.
If a street name or address change is required, the Planning, Building and Bylaw
Enforcement Department will request approval from Council prior to the proposed
change.
Staff from the Planning, Building and Bylaw Enforcement Department will notifu all
affected residents and owners.
The City shall be limited to paying costs relating to the change in municipal signage only.
Residents and owners shall be responsible for the payment of all private costs relating to
a change to a street name and I or address.
CertifÌed Correct:
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L. Ross M
Chief Administrative Officer
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POLICY MANUAL CITY OF RTVELSTOKE
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SCHEDULE A
List of Pioneer Names as selected in consultation with the Heritage Advisory Committee.
A detailed biography for each pioneer is available at the Planning, Building and Bylaw
Enforcement Department.
Pioneer Names
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PIONEER NAMES
William Martin Brown
William Cowan
Abrahamson Family
Clarence Burpee Hume
Charles Holten
Francis Beddoes Wells
Robert Tapping
William Fleming & W.G. Fleming
Bews Family
Thomas D. Kilpatrick
James M. Kellie
Dr. William Henry Sutherland
Anselmo Pradolini
J. Guy Barber
Domenic Gallicano
Albert Edgar Miller
Reverend William C. Calder
Selma (Turnross) Upper
Turnross Hill
Ozero Family
Moran's Hill
Andrew Kitson
Charles Granstrom
Hans Gunnarsen
Ed Adair & Family
Ainslie Family
Belinski Family
Berarducci Family (similar to Beruschi Rd)
T.W. Bradshaw & Family
Burridge Family
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CITY OF REVELSTOKE
SCHEDULE A (Continued. ..)
PIONEER NAMES (Continued.. .)
Antonio Cancelliere & Family
Angelo Caponero & Family
Andrew Carlson & Family
Luigi Catlin & Family
Lun Ching (similar to Chung)
Wah or Wing Chung (or Chong) (símilar to Ching)
Cocoroch Family
Corson Family
Isabel Coursier
Cretelli Family
G.O.P. Davis & Family
Desimone Family
W.J. Dickey
C.M. Field
Fuoco Family
Blake Franklin
Hooley Family
C.B. Hume
James Jamieson
Kwong Family
Joseph Lanzo
Laughton Brothers
Bob Lynburne
J.A. or V/.4. McDonnell
John Mclnnes
Dan Mclntosh
Tom McMahon
Paul Mair
Frank Marino
JackMatz
Joseph Morgan
Meehan Family
John Palmer
Pugsley Family
CraigRutherford
Sanservino Family
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SCHEDULE A (Continued...)
PIONEER NAMES (Continued. . .)
Saporito Family
Sawyer Family
Dan Robinson (similar to Robson St)
Domenic Sirianni
John & Mary Smith (similar to Smythe Rd)
Thomas Steed
Charlie Sing
William Tomlinson
V/illiam Watson
John Yates
PIONEER SKI NAMES
o Isabel Coursier: Born in Revelstoke in 1906. One of the first women in the
world to jump unassisted, and the Women's World Ski-Jumping champion in the
late 1920s.
Blake Franklin: lnvolved with the first cat skiing on Mount Mackenzie.
Gunnarsen Family: Came to Canada from Norway in 1913 and settled in the Big
Eddy. Jorgen Gunnarsen was a cross-country ski champion and ski maker, and
his wife Anna was a cross-country ski champion from 1915 into the 1930s.
Actively involved in the formation of the Revelstoke Ski Club ín 1914, and in the
early V/inter Carnivals beginning in 1915. All four sons, Carl, Hans, Gunnar and
Emil were skiers and ski jumpers. Hans was expected to become a world class
jumper, and was slated to attend the Olympic Games in Germany in 1936, along
with Bob Lymburne, but there weren't sufficient funds for them to travel. Hans
was killed in action in 1944 during the2nd World War.
o Bob Lynburne: (known locally as Bob Lymburne). Canadian and World Ski
Jumping Champion in the 1930s. Selected to attend the Olympic Games in
Germany in 1936 but couldn't attend due to f,rnancial constraints.
McCrae Family: The whole family was active in skiing, beginning with their
father, Alex McCrae Sr., who used skis to get to his mining claims in the 1890s
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Don McCrae was partners with Craig Rutherford in the construction of Heather
Lodge. Three of the McCrae brothers and one other man made a 193 mile ski trip
from Revelstoke to Golden around the Big Bend Highway in 1939. Alex McCrae
Jr.'s wife, Mary McCrae, wrote a ski column in the Revelstoke Review for many
years. The family was active in the local ski club for many years.
John Mclnnes: On the Canadian Ski Team from 1965 to 1971. 'Won the
Canadian ski-jumping championship twice and the North American
championship in 1979. Still living in Revelstoke.
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Paul Mair: Active in the development of Mount Mackenzie.
Nels Nelsen: born in Norway in 1894. Came to Revelstoke with his family
in 1913 and settled in the Big Eddy. He participated in Revelstoke's first winter
carnival in 1915 and won the jumping contest and came 2ndinthe 8-mile race.
He set the Canadian Amateur Record and the World Amateur Record for several
years in the 1920s.
Craig Rutherford: An active member of the Revelstoke Ski Club from the 1930s
onward. Became an official ski-jumping judge with the Westem Canada Ski
Association. He and the McCrae families were responsible for Heather Lodge
being built on Mount Revelstoke.
Don Sinclair: Active in the development of Mount Mackenzie.
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SCHEDULE B
List of street name categories as selected in consultation with the Advisory Planning
Commission. Sample names are provided to clarify the types of names which may be
considered in each category.
HISTORIC SITES
. Arrowhead, Craigellachie, Farwell
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
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TREES
a Begbie, Cartíer, Frisby, MacPherson, Revelstoke, Monashee, Summit,
Williamson, Copper, Catamount, McGill, Sifton, Shaughnessy, Rogers,
Macdonald, Afton, Abbott, Bostock, Durqnd, Fidelity, Christiana, Albert,
Woolsey, Coursier, Inverness, Tangier, Carnes, Keystone, Boulder, Stoney,
Sonata Esplanade, Palmer, Sorcerer, Gothics, Glacier.
Aspen, Alder, Balsam, Beech, Chestnut, Cypress, Hawthorn, Hemlock, Larch,
Poplar, Sumac.
WINTER RELATED
Alpine, Alpenglow, Crevasse, Crystal, Glacier, Meadow, Nordic, Snowplow,
Telemark, Traverse.
INDIGENOUS ANIMALS
INDIGENOUS FLOWERS OR OTHER FLORA
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WATERBODIES
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SCHEDULE B (Continued...)
STATION NAMES *
Beavermouth, Connaught, Donald, Ottertail, Palliser, Pritchard, Redgrave,
Stoney Creek, Sturdee.
Station names are to be selected from names within the Revelstoke Area of the CPR
between Field and Kamloops and south to Arrowhead.
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Contact Info
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cfloyd@revelstoke.ca
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Policy Score
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