A vehicle travels along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa Wednesday June 2, 2021 in Ottawa. The ºÃÉ«tv Capital Commission board of directors voted today to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to the Kichi ZÄ«bÄ« MÄ«kan, which translates to "Great River Road." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A vehicle travels along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa Wednesday June 2, 2021 in Ottawa. The ºÃÉ«tv Capital Commission board of directors voted today to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to the Kichi ZÄ«bÄ« MÄ«kan, which translates to "Great River Road." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ajwThe ºÃÉ«tv Capital Commission's board of directors has voted to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to the Kichi ZÄ«bÄ« MÄ«kan, which translates to "Great River Road."
Indigenous community groups and Ottawa city councillors had urged the NCC to make the change because of Macdonald's role in the creation of residential schools.
The route through Ottawa's west end was formerly known as the Ottawa River Parkway, but Stephen Harper's Conservative government renamed it after Canada’s first prime minister in 2012.
The NCC says the new name was selected through an Algonquin naming and engagement exercise, and the new name references the Algonquin name for the Ottawa River — Kichi Zībī.
NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum says the amended name reflects the federal Crown corporation's commitment to Indigenous culture and heritage.
The change will take effect in September, with a ceremony unveiling new signage planned for the ºÃÉ«tv Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published June 22, 2023.
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