Etiket: toponyms
The hunt for toponyms | The duty
On a beautiful day in May, dedicated to patriots, the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste, always quick to address the major issues facing our nation, organized a march to demand the change of…
Toponyms to be modernized | The duty
The Quebec Toponymy Commission is launching a reflection on the criticized toponyms. The duty cites two examples: “Moncton Avenue” and “Christophe-Colomb Street” (The dutyMarch 18, A8), both denounced for historical…
Two toponyms from the Capitale-Nationale in the running for a provincial contest
Place de la Rivière-Sans-Bruit and viewpoint of the Writer; these new poetic names attributed to places in the region caught the attention of the Commission de toponymie, which listed them…