City Assets: City and Advance Reconciliation

city assets: It also specifically recognizes Indigenous contributions to the city and directs staff to create specific guidelines to guide place naming that recognizes both Indigenous and settler history, according to CBC. Schools, parks and libraries are named through a separate process. Her motion prioritizes naming currently unnamed city assets like streets, lanes, plazas, and some buildings to better reflect the city's ethnic, religious and gender diversity. Advancing reconciliation' Reimer's motion is part of Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations and Vancouver's commitment to significantly advance reconciliation. Reimer pointed out the city has lagged behind when it comes to recognizing the contributions of women, minorities, and Indigenous communities. If you look at it, in a very short window of time literally a few decades people came onto this land, erased all the place names on this land, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.