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Home My WebLink AboutPD-049-01 , , . , , - .. DN: P049-01 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File#Y /1 Res. #&I/f73[j-() I Date: Tuesday, May 22,2001 Report #: PD-049-0 I FILE #: By-law # Subject: WAR DEAD AND VETERANS' NAMES FOR USE AS STREET NAMES Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-049-01 be received; 2. THAT Resolution # C-176-01 be approved; 3. THAT the Policy on "War Dead and War Veteran Names for Streets" as contained in Attachment 3 be approved; and 4. THAT a copy of Report PD-049-01 be forwarded to Mr. Jim Connell and Mr. John Greenfield of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178, Bowmanville. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 On April 2, 2001, Council considered a resolution relating to the Year of the Volunteer and Clarington's policy for naming streets after war dead and war veterans (Attachment I). This resolution was referred back to staff for clarification on the definition of "veteran". 2. COMMENT 2.1 Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence recognise veterans as all former members of the Canadian Forces who meet the military's professional occupation requirements and have been released with an honourable discharge. This de[mition includes reserves, those who have served on domestic duty and those who have served in "Special Duty Areas" (e.g. peacekeeping assignments). 601 , , REPORT NO.: PD-049-01 PAGE 2 Veterans disability benefits have been extended even further to include foresters, fire fighters, overseas welfare workers (Canadian Red Cross/ St. John's Ambulance) working overseas during World War 2 and R.C.M.P. officers serving in "Special Duty Areas". 2.2 To review this issue with the Legion, I met with Jim Connell, President of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178, Bowmanville and with Mr. John Greenfield, the Branch liaison for street name issues. It was agreed that the process of honouring the war dead and veterans should use a much more restricted definition of "veterans" than that used by Veteran Affairs. We agreed that the men and women to be honoured through the street naming process should be those who voluntarily enlisted with Canada's military forces and served overseas in active duty during the Boer War, World War I, World War 2, the Korean conflict. In addition, it is felt appropriate to recognize those who died during the Crimean War (I person recognized to date) and those who lost their lives in any peacekeeping action initiated by the United Nations or NATO in which Canadian forces played an active military role. 2.3 In our meeting, it was also agreed that the war veterans to be recognized in this program would be those who were residents of Clarington at the time of their enlistment. 2.4 The Municipality of Clarington has had an informal policy of recognizing those who died in war since 1989. In 1998, Municipal staff commenced a process with the Region to recognize war veterans. Although the Legion submitted approximately 300 names, a number were not eligible due to the Region's policy with regard to duplicate street names. At present 39 existing streets have been named under this program to date. Forty names have been assigned to streets in draft approved plans of subdivision (See Attachment 2). In addition 233 names are reserved for future use. 602 REPORT NO.: PD-049-01 PAGE 3 War Dead War Veterans Existing Streets 37 2 Assigned Names 16 24 Reserved Names 21 212 Total 74 238 3. CONCLUSION 3.1 It is recommended that the original motion # C-176-01 be lifted from the table and approved as it is. At the same time, staff are recommending that Council endorse the policy contained in Attachment 3 which provides definitions for war dead and war veterans. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, a~_x~_~ Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., RP.P. Chief Administrative Officer. Da id rome, M.C.I.P., RP.P. Director of Planning & Development DJC*sn 16 May 2001 Attachment I Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Resolution # C-176-01 Existing and Assigned Street Names for War Dead and War Veterans War Dead and War Veteran Names for Streets Policy Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: Mr. John Greenfield 44 Prince Street BOWMANVILLE, Ontario LlC IG6 Mr. Jim Connell President Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 109 King Street East Bowmanville, Ontario LlC IN4 6(')3 ATTACHMENT 1 Council Minutes April 2, 2001 OTHER BUSINESS Resolution #C-176-0 1 Moved by Councillor Trim, seconded by Councillor Pingle WHEREAS the year 2001 has been declared the Year of the Volunteer and the week April 22 - 28, 2001, has been designated as National Volunteer Week; WHEREAS Clarington depends on the contribution of many volunteers to ensure quality of life for all its citizens; WHEREAS Clarington has a policy of naming streets in memory and in honour of war veterans; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the policy of naming streets in memory and in honour of war veterans be continued as a public acknowledgement of Clarington's truly "Ultimate Volunteers" based on the following criteria wherever possible; a) Killed or missing in action be honoured first; b) Veterans who have died be next honoured; c) Veterans still living be so honoured next. THAT all existing and future streets named in honour of veterans be identified with street signs displaying a poppy; THAT the existing street signs for approximately 40 streets named after veterans be replaced at an estimated cost of $7,500.00, said funds to be drawn from Working Funds Reserve Account #2900-1-X; THAT staff investigate and report back to Council on the placement of an Honour Volunteer display mural to be erected on the southeast wall of the Municipal Administrative Centre with the names of each veteran listed; THAT staff investigate and report back to Council on the publication of a booklet listing all the veteran street names and locations throughout the Municipality updated at regular intervals; and 604 Council Minutes April 2, 2001 OTHER BUSINESS THAT Branch 178, Royal Canadian Legion, Bowmanville, be invited to assist with research of veteran names, the preparation of the mural and the publication of the booklet. "SEE FOLLOWING MOTION" Resolution #C-177-01 Moved by Councillor Rowe, seconded by Councillor Schell THAT the foregoing Resolution #C-176-01 be referred back to staff for clarification of the definition of veterans, etc. "CARRIED" " 615 A IT ACHMENT 2 WAR DEAD AND VETERAN NAMES FOR STREETS IN CLARINGTON * Veterans A. BOWMANVILLE 1. Existing Streets Aldcroft Edgerton McCrimmon Argent Flaxman Oxley Britton Goodwin Somerscales Butler Ireland Swindells Camp ling Jollow Willey Chance Kershaw Wrenn Clayton Longworth Daley* Lownie 2. Names Assigned to Plans of Subdivision Branch Hitchcock Barlow* Cheetham Honeyman Brooking* Colville Luxton Cotton* Crago Oxley F orrester* Dan Sheehan Roach Gimblett Wyse B. COURTICE 1. Existing Streets Barron* Kilgannon Poolton Buyson Living Sheenan Fewster McMann Simnick Jolliffe Moyse Kennedy Pingle 2. Names Assigned to Plans of Subdivision Staples Dewell* Shuttleworth* Bathgate* Partner* Stainton * Beckett* Pears * Sleeman* Cousins Renton* Skinner* Rosswell* q06 C. NEWCASTLE VILLAGE I, Existing Streets Grady Shipway William Jose 2, Names Assigned to Plans of Subdivision Milligan Bloom Bridges* Brookhouse* Cutler* Glass* Harmer* Ravey* Shipley* Laking* Rafton* D. DARLINGTON I. Existing Streets Venton* (Tyrone) 607 " . . ATTACHMENT 3 Municipality of Clarington Planning Services Departmeut Policies SUBJECT: War Dead and War Veteran Names for Streets SECTION: SUBSECTION: APPROVED BY: [gJ Council o C.A.O. DATE APPROVED / UPDATED: PURPOSE: To honour the memory of men and women from Clarington who have fought in war or served in peacekeeping assignments overseas as part of Canada's military. POLICIES: 1. For the purpose of this policy, the "war dead" refers to those persons who died serving overseas in active military duty during the Crimean War, the Boer War, World War I, World War 2, the Korean War or any peacekeeping action initiated by the United Nations or NATO in which Canada played an active military role. 2. For the purpose ofthis policy, "war veterans" refers to those persons who voluntarily enlisted with Canada's military forces and served overseas in active duty during the Boer War, World War I, World War 2 and the Korean War. 3. The use of war dead and war veterans' names will comply with the Region of Durham street-naming policy. 4. The war dead and war veterans that will be honoured in this manner are those men and women who were residents of Clarington at the time that they enlisted. 5. Municipal staff will work with the Royal Canadian Legion in determining the men and women that qualify for recognition, 6. The Municipality will encourage the use of war dead and war veterans' names within plans of subdivision on the following order of priority: a. Soldiers killed or missing in action; b. War veterans who have died; c. War veterans who are still living. 7. Street signs honouring war dead and war veterans will include a poppy in the design. 608