Name a Future Road
Names of public roads are part of our community's identity, a reflection of the past and the present, and of how we relate to the places we consider as home. Road names also serve to establish order and consistency on the ground, including for emergency services response.
New future roads get created as part of subdivision and names are assigned by bylaw.
Criteria:
The following criteria are based on the District's Road Naming Policy 3.1.10.
- Relate to the places, events, people and things of the community of Sechelt
- Commemorate local history, places, events or culture
- Strengthen neighbourhood identity
- Recognize native wildlife, flora or natural features
- Honour and commemorate noteworthy persons associated with Sechelt.
- Be easy for safety and emergency services to understand
- Easy to spell and pronounce
- Less than 20 letters long, one word and no apostrophes or hyphens
- Avoid duplication or sound similar to other road names in area.
- Names must not have adverse connotations, or be discriminatory or derogatory.
Selected names will be placed on a reserve list and may be assigned at a future date.