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Document Number: 888331 V2
Policy Name Civic Naming Committee Policy
Policy Number C107
Effective Date July 16, 2012 Revised October 21, 2013
Approved By Council
POLICY
The purpose of this policy is to:
1. Establish civic policy to guide the City of North Vancouver's Streets and Parks Naming
Committee for the naming of parks, municipal facilities, streets and honourary roads;
2. Establish the criteria to recognize and commemorate noteworthy persons whereby the names
will be placed on a Names Reserve List;
3. Establish principles for the naming of parks, municipal facilities, roads, and honourary roads;
1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES:
1. All naming shall be posthumous. Naming after living individuals is inappropriate since there
could be future circumstances or difficulties that a living individual encounters in their future
that leads to an inappropriate connotation for that name.
2. Naming a park, municipal facility, road or honourary road after a person shall be
commensurate with the contributions made by the person during their lifetime and having
regard to the person's achievements or areas of interest.
3. Written consent should be obtained from the individual's surviving family (if applicable); and,
4. A written description of the individual's contribution to the City and/or community should be
reviewed by City Council.
2. NAMES RESERVE LIST
1. All naming shall be posthumous.
2. For a person's name to be added to the reserve list, the person must meet, except in
extenuating circumstances, at least one of the following criteria:
a) A person who demonstrates excellence, courage or exceptional dedication to service in
ways that brought special credit to the City of North Vancouver;
b) A person who volunteered and gave extraordinary help or care to individuals, families or
groups, or supported community services or humanitarian causes in the City of North
Vancouver;
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c) A person who fostered equality and reduced discrimination;
d) A person who risked his or her life to save or protect others; and
e) A person who achieved a deed or activity performed in an outstanding professional
manner that brought considerable benefit or great honour to the City of North Vancouver.
3. Names, other than a person, may reflect a historical event significant to the City of North
Vancouver.
4. Names, other than a person, may recognize the flora and fauna of the local area or the
geographical or topographical feature of the local area.
5. Notwithstanding the above, the name of a person or a name other than a person, not identified
on the "Names Reserve List" may be assigned to a park, municipal facility, road or an
honourary road when unique or extenuating circumstances warrant.
3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES WHEN A NAME IS ASSIGNED TO A PARK, MUNICIPAL FACILITY,
HONOURARY ROAD, STREET OR RENAMED STREET
1. Naming a park, municipal facility, street or honourary road after a person shall be
commensurate with the contributions of the person being honoured and having regard to the
person's achievements or areas of interest and other comparable people who have or may in
the future be commemorated.
2. No municipal parks, facilities, roads or honourary roads to be named after staff members or
former Council members of the Corporation of the City of North Vancouver.
3. Honourary Roads
a) A road, either whole or in part, may be named in honour of a person or organisation (e.g.
Veteran's Way) as an honourary road. This is supplemental to the actual road name which
does not change in this instance.
DOCUMENT HISTORY
Date Action By
July 16, 2012 Approved Council
October 21, 2013 Amended Council
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Policy Score
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