Last edited: Jul 16, 2021. The north side of the street between McCaul and Beverley is also home to several private art galleries. Found insideHe named the site York, and laid out roads, north from Lake Ontario (Yonge Street) and west (Dundas Street), naming them after British ministers. Found inside – Page 312West of the main intersection is Dingman Creek, named after early pioneer John ... arrived at what is now the corner of Dundas and Adelaide streets in 1854. It never occurred to me the street was named after a man. After a long debate on Wednesday, the city council passed a motion by the municipal staff to change the name of the street by 17 votes to 7. [21][2], On July 6, 2021, the City of Toronto's executive committee unanimously supported the renaming of Dundas Street. Upon crossing the Toronto boundary at Etobicoke Creek, the street enters Mississauga, in the Peel Region and follows a southwestern heading. Dundas Street is the address of the Art Gallery of Ontario, which takes a full city block on the south side of the street, at the corner of McCaul Street, just west of University Avenue. The City of Toronto will move to rename one of its main arteries, Dundas Street, after Henry Dundas criticized for role in delaying abolition of slave trade Found inside – Page 161Along Dundas & Queen Streets These two downtown streets are full of variety in ... In front of City Hall, the 9-acre Nathan Phillips Square (named after the ... Walter Scott: 12. By 1920, Wilton Avenue was renamed Dundas Street East, though the through connection across Yonge Street was not completed until 1922, with the block long section east of Yonge left over from the realignment renamed Dundas Square. ‘Frank Oliver’s actions are not honourable’: Edmonton neighbourhood named after cabinet minister wants new name June 23, 2020 Tory open to renaming Dundas Street … Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The name Dundas will be removed from all public assets in Toronto, city council decided Wednesday, including the landmark Yonge-Dundas Square and Dundas Station. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. A guy in the city’s engineering department, William B. A city staff report recommending renaming of the street along with any other civic assets with the Dundas name will go before the city's executive committee on July 6, the city said in a news … Toronto City Council is to launch a public consultation over renaming a street named after 18th-century Scottish politician Henry Dundas. This district was later settled by emigrants from Portugal and Brazil and bears the name "Rua Açores". The name again resumes west of Paris as the street proceeds west along the former highway through Woodstock en route to London. The plan comes in response to a petition signed by some 14,000 people noting the efforts of Dundas Street’s namesake, Henry Dundas, to delay the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Dundas Street, a major thoroughfare in Toronto named after a Scottish politician who played a role in delaying the abolition of the slave trade, will have a new name. Dundas Street is named after Henry Dundas, an 18th-century politician who delayed Britain's abolition of slavery by 15 years. It is bordered to the north by Main Street and Dundas, to the south and east by Highway 403, and to the west by Dundas and Ancaster. In the period after the French Revolution, Dundas cracked down hard on any show of radicalism and he worked ceaselessly to build up the Union. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario cities, was named after Henry Dundas, an 18th-century politician who delayed Britain’s abolition of … In its early years, Dundas Street’s position inland from Lake Ontario was advantageous as it provided an alternate route in case of invasion. Dundas Street was developed in different time periods and in different sections. [9] The road ended at the Humber River at Old Mill Road, following the path of today's Bloor Street within Etobicoke. Richard Dundas told the committee the street is named after the entire family, which includes doctors, lawyers, scientists and members of the military. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, Scotland, there are calls to tear down a statue of Dundas — and the leader of city council there said he would have "absolutely no sense of loss" if the Dundas statue was removed and replaced with something else. East of Yonge, it was Crookshank Street, Wilton Street, with a portion called Wilton Crescent (George Street to Sherbourne Avenue), and finally Beech Street to River Street. A Canadian street named after an Edinburgh-born politician who delayed the end of the transatlantic slave trade is set to be rechristened.. Toronto mayor John Tory has backed a move to have Dundas Street in the Ontario city along with any other ‘civic assets’ renamed in light of 18th and 19th century lawmaker Henry Dundas’ role in stunting the abolition of slavery. Found inside – Page 223An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Names of the Counties and Townships of ... He projected the Governor's Road ( Dundas street ) from London to Dundas ... It serves as a major east-west thoroughfare for vehicular, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic downtown and beyond. 22d. Read More Toronto city council votes to rename Dundas Street, other locations named after 18th-century politician - Flipboard The winding route through Etobicoke and West Toronto to Ossington Avenue allowed travellers to avoid deep ravines and Grenadier Pond. Some Londoners still refer to [22] During public deputations, former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson stated that "the name of Dundas has no relevance to Canada … he has no connection to Toronto". I bet 99% of Torontonians had absolutely no idea that the road was named after a person but rather being the road that took you to Dundas Ont. He named this road, and the small piece of land at its eastern end, after his friend, Henry Dundas. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario cities, was named after Henry Dundas, an 18th-century politician who delayed Britain's abolition of slavery by 15 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini The street is named after Scottish politician Henry Dundas, who scholars have concluded played an instrumental role in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, causing more than half a million more Black people to be enslaved in the British Empire. The location of Dundas was a prime location for hunting wildfowl, hence a "hunter's paradise" and was unofficially named Coote's Paradise. 7 Nov 1795. Found inside – Page 290Dundas Street (named for another of Scotland's dubious heroes) and waits for the bus. The bus still stops in the old place, but because there are roadworks, ... Toronto councillors vote to rename Dundas St. Toronto City Council has voted in favour of renaming Dundas St. and now faces the task of coming up with a new name. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Three provincial highways—2, 5, and 99—followed long sections of its course, although these highway segments have since been downloaded to the municipalities they passed through. On Saturday, May 22 a Beta Xtrainer and Beta 300 RR Racing bike worth £13,000 was taken from the Grahams Road … Originally, this section was called "Dundas Street West" with the eastern portion being "Dundas Street East". The City of Toronto demolished the interchange and replaced it with a new at-grade intersection. Beyond River Dundas was severed until a steel Arch bridge was built over the Don River in 1910-1911. From there, small boats could be used to travel downriver to London and to Lake St. Clair. Until this hit the media, I had no idea who Dundas was. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Without streetcar tracks (unlike neighbouring Queen and Gerrard Streets), and with few storefronts, Dundas Street was simple to reconfigure. Found inside – Page 513... Dundas Street West), in order to supply their very successful restaurant, named The Vegetarian Restaurant, which had opened in 1976 at 542 Yonge Street ... Found insideSo they laid out Dundas Street and Yonge Street, named after pillars of Mr. Pitt's government; the one road running east and west, the other straight north ... A 396-foot (121 m) three-hinged ribbed steel arch bridge was built from 1910 to 1911 to span the Don River valley and railway tracks (now used by the Don Valley Parkway) below. A new routing of Dundas Street to the south of the former interchange was opened in February 2019, connecting via Dunbloor Road (which was rechristened to be a part of Dundas for continuity) to the section east of Kipling. Turning back to the subject of Dundas Street, I find it hard to believe anyone would be all that offended by the fact that it was named after someone who is vaguely shitty without having the background explained to them. However, after filing an incident report, she was contacted by another manager, who said that the screw did in fact come from one of their machines. Hibs have been handed a massive Euro boost after Martin Boyle was left out of Australia’s Olympic squad.. Jack Ross ’ side face either Andorra’s Santa Coloma or Gibralta’s Mons Calpe FC in their Europa Conference League second qualifying round tie.. [22] On July 14, Toronto City Council voted 17-7 to rename the street, with a new name to be chosen by April 2022. Dundas opposed ending the British Empire’s participation in the transatlantic slave trade. The Toronto authorities have put the cost of rebranding all civic assets bearing the Dundas name at around $6 million. Blakely These streets should be named after Joseph Knight, a Scottish-Jamaican slave who won a court case and then an appeal in 1778 to free himself, by proving that slavery didn't exist in Scots Law. Dundas Street as well as other public amenities bearing the name will be renamed after Toronto city council voted 17 … I find this whole notion about renaming everything as utterly absurd. In 1867, four years before British Columbia joined the Confederation, it was referred to as a small neighbourhood called Gastown, named after John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, the first settler of the region, who opened a bar near the Burrard Inlet and got really popular for it. Also, a famous community in Hamilton is also named Dundas after the Scottish politician. But it all went pear-shaped for Dundas in 1806 when he became the last politician in the UK to be impeached, for the alleged misappropriation of public funds while at the war department. Outside the cities, though, other routes surpassed Dundas Street in importance by the mid 1800s. A West Lothian motorcyle shop has been left furious after a window was smashed and a bike stolen in broad daylight.. Jim Allan Motorcycles on North Bridge Street in Bathgate was broken into today just weeks after their Falkirk branch was also targeted. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. (Part of Hwy 2 – which is known as Kingston Rd or King St elsewhere in Durham). You may have heard that Toronto council voted to change the name of Dundas Street because it is named after a Scottish politician – Henry Dundas – who … The Waterdown-Etobicoke section became part of Highway 5, while the lesser-travelled section between Paris and Dundas (which today is known as Governor’s Road) was established first as Highway 5B in 1938, then as Highway 99 in 1940. The street is named for Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician who never even visited Toronto, which was just a tiny colonial outpost when he was in his heyday more than 200 years ago. [20][21] The city's process also sparked reviews of the use of the Dundas name in other areas of the province, including Mississauga, London and Hamilton. In London, it was recently rebuilt as a two-lane flexible street called Dundas Place, intended to host public events and revitalize the street, which has seen a loss of business to suburban malls and big box stores and to trendier bars and restaurants on Richmond Street, closer to Western University. Dundas Street, a major thoroughfare in Toronto named after a Scottish politician who played a role in delaying the abolition of the slave trade, will have a new name… Found inside – Page 265... Upper Canada's first lieutenant - governor , had been the construction of two overland roads , Yonge Street and Dundas Street , which were essentially ... Combined with Penetanguishine Road, Yonge Street provided a military supply route to Lake Huron, though bypassing the established Toronto Carrying Place trail. Henry Dundas has no connection to local history, and even the historic road that bears his name did not extend any further east than Ossington Avenue. Rename the streets and all other civic assets now carrying the Dundas name (including Dundas Street East, Dundas Street West, Dundas Square, and Old Dundas Street). In June 2020, Toronto-based artist and activist Andrew Lochhead launched a petition to rename Dundas Street, one of Toronto’s oldest, longest and best-known arterial roads. The section of the street near Dundas Valley (today known as Governors Road) was surveyed by Augustus Jones and constructed by the Queen's Rangers as a colonial road at the direction of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. A petition has been launched that asks Toronto City Council to rename Dundas Street due to the “highly problematic” legacy of the person it’s named after.. A few years from now no one will know who the street was named after, just like most people in this city didn’t know who Dundas was. Henry Dundas, after whom the street is named, was a Scottish politician who actively opposed ending the transatlantic slave trade. Found inside – Page 97It rather puzzles one to conceive why York Street received that name . ... here to the south out of the line of Dundas or Lot Street , which , if followed ... The Chinatown sections of Dundas (from Beverly Street in the east to Kensington Avenue in the west) have street signs in Chinese as 登打士街, which is the same as Dundas Street in Hong Kong. The City of Toronto at long last voted to change the name of Dundas Street earlier this month after … Beyond the river, Dundas serves as the northern boundary of the Kingsway residential district. Dundas was named after the military road built in 1794-95 from the head of navigation at Cootes Paradise on Lake Ontario to the upper forks of the Thames River. Bartonville; Hamilton Beach; Beasley, named after Richard Beasley (1761-1842), soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada. Dundas Street was established as a military supply route by order of John Graves Simcoe, the first British governor of Upper Canada. This soon to be infamous street was originally named after Henry Dundas, the 18th- century politician who delayed the British Empire’s abolition of the transatlantic slave trade by over 15 years and enabled the trafficking of over 600,000 Africans. Just to the south of Dundas on McCaul is OCAD University. Found inside – Page 228It rather puzzles one to conceive why York Street received its name. ... After all, however, the name 'York Street' may have arisen from the circumstance ... The section of the street near Dundas Valley was surveyed by Augustus Jones and constructed by the Queen's Rangers as a colonial road at the direction of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. "We do have a street-naming policy and a process to rename streets, but I think, in light of the context within which this particular street has arisen, a broader and more in-depth examination and discussion is warranted.". From Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 2401. Statues of historical figures toppled, defaced amid anti-racism protests in Europe, Statue of slave trader removed in London amid anti-racism protests, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. nationalpost.com - Toronto city council has voted to rename Dundas Street. In Toronto, the name Dundas appears on a public square, a subway station, and most notably, on the major street that crosses the city. I associate the name Dundas with the street in Toronto (and Ontario) which itself has important historical and cultural importance to me as a Torontonian and Ontarian. "Renaming a major street or public space does create many practical challenges, but we should have a process that can examine what are very important and relevant historical questions, along with all of the practical matters involved, if such changes were to be made," Tory told reporters. Scadding Court Community Centre now sits on the old roadway, though a small part survives as the centre’s staff parking lot. The street of Dundas houses multiple popular destinations like the Eaton’s Centre, Yonge-Dundas Square, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Dragon City. The current bridge over the Humber opened in 1957 (repaired in 1973 and 2009) to replace the 1907 iron trestle that lost approaches on both ends during Hurricane Hazel in 1954 and resulted in the old bridge being demolished in 1955. “I carry the name with pride. Within Toronto, the TTC's 505 Dundas streetcar route serves the street from Riverdale to the Junction. Dundas Street is also one of the few east–west routes to run uninterrupted through the central and western Greater Toronto Area, from Toronto to Halton Region (the others are Lake Shore Boulevard/Lakeshore Road, Eglinton Avenue, Steeles Avenue, Queen Street (Brampton)/Highway 7, and Bovaird Drive/Castlemore Road/Rutherford Road/Carrville Road/16th Avenue). Found inside – Page 71They are interred at the Methodist Protestant Cemetery on Wilkes Street. ... Laura Dundas Webster was named after her aunt, Laura ann Dundas gray. around ... Found inside – Page 17Yonge Street ( named after Sir Frederick Yonge , English Secretary of War ) ... Another important undertaking was the construction of Dundas Street , a post ... The move comes due to Henry Dundas' link to "racial inequality and exploitation." — also named after apparent slave owners and slave traffickers (William Jarvis and … Though the early extensions of Dundas Street through the city simplified the street grid and allowed for through streetcar service between West Toronto and Broadview Avenue, the eastern extension built in the 1950s was done entirely for the benefit of the automobile. Proceeding west through central Toronto, Dundas Street East originates near the Beaches neighbourhood at Kingston Road, itself a historic route to eastern Lake Ontario and the town of Kingston. West of Ossington Avenue, it meanders northwards towards Bloor Street near the intersection of Roncesvalles Avenue, heading north toward the Junction district at Keele Street. In … Named for fur trader George Keith. 99 west to Osborne Corners where it follows former Highway 5 again to Paris, where it joined former Highway 2 and picks up the name Dundas again. It’s worth wondering why Toronto has a street named after a Scottish politician who had nothing to do with its history. A whopping 61% opposed the call after being told about the cost to the city as well as “personal and business administrative requirements” that would be necessitated by the name change. A statement on the decision issued by the City of Toronto said it was a step towards "[challenging] institutionalised racism and [building] a more inclusive Toronto for all". Between Alton and Woodfield Road, another new section of roadway was built, through an old brickyard in the late 1940s, connecting with Applegrove Avenue to Coxwell Avenue. As Dundas Street East is a 20th century construct, and less than half the age of the historical road, it too, would be a great candidate for renaming to something meaningful. [12] An 1816 map of York shows a "Burlington Road", which was a westward extension of today's Queen Street.[13]. Crossing the lower reaches of the Don River west of Broadview Avenue, Dundas serves as one of the few arterial roads connecting the central city to the city's original eastern suburbs. That way you don't have to change all the signs. Found insideSimcoe named after his father's friends & those Gentlemen who accompanied him. ... Smith is returned from cutting the Road named Dundas Street. Thousands sign petition to rename Dundas Street, named for politician who delayed abolition of slavery | CBC News Loaded. From City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 1923, the Harbord Streetcar took a convoluted route, From City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 2612, From City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 2277, Item 32, city staff came back to council with a report offering four options, Retain the legal street names with additional interpretation and recognitions, Retain the legal street names but rename those civic assets with Dundas in their name, except TTC facilities (there are three parks and one library branch that include the Dundas name, and Yonge-Dundas Square; there are two TTC subway stations and one streetcar line that also bear the Dundas name). The names of certain sports teams and vehicles need to be altered. By Jane Bradley. [17][18][19] On June 10, 2020, Mayor John Tory stated that a working group would be formed "to examine the issue of renaming streets in a broader sense". Found inside – Page 957From August 1th , 1810 , until 27th December , 1811 , the minutes are dated “ Dundas Street , ” and “ at the house of Manuel Overfield . Found insideFormerly Pitt Street, this steeply sloping extension of Hanover Street was begun in 1807 and named after Henry Dundas (he of the large plinth in St Andrews ... Dundas Street . The Dundas and Bay Street area, west to University Avenue, has been developing into a Little Tokyo district. Dundas Street is named after its one-time destination, the town of Dundas. [18], The city's final report, published in June 2021, supported renaming the street, concluding that Dundas "played an instrumental role in delaying the abolition of the slave trade" and that this conflicts with "the values of equity and inclusion" of the city. The slave trade was made illegal in the British Empire in 1807 though slavery itself was not outlawed (throughout the Empire) until 1833. Let the name remain….to remind us that though the man should be forgotten, the name … The interactive map below illustrates the history of Dundas Street, from London to Kingston Road. Plan of the River Thames from the Upper Forks to its entrance into Lake St Clair. This route traverses the west end of the city, avoiding obstacles that were expensive to negotiate in the 18th century, such as Grenadier Pond in what is now High Park and the highest point of the Humber Valley (Bloor Street to the south requires a high bridge to cross the river at that point). Found inside – Page 90... been greatly remo stands ' was a history making center for sugar The name ... built foundries on Dundas street adjaceni David Prain ( representing with ... Mayor John Tory and Toronto City Council finally woke up and voted in favour of renaming Dundas Street, along with other public amenities using the same name because Dundas St. is named after a racist and someone who profited off of slavery. Dundas was re-routed in 1928, which resulted in what is now Old Dundas Street on either side of the Humber. Archives of Ontario. In the latter half of the 19th century, Arthur Street was connected from Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street to Bathurst Street along the current alignment of Dundas. Designated Dundas Street West from this point westward, the route passes to the north of City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Originally intended as a military route to connect the shipping port of York (now Toronto) to the envisioned future capital of London, Ontario, the street today connects Toronto landmarks such as Yonge-Dundas Square and the city's principal Chinatown to rural villages and the regional centres of Hamilton and London. Named for Alexander Wood, a Scot with an imported goods shop on the northwest corner of King and Frederick where the first sidewalk of Toronto was laid.
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