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Given that reconciliation is a project, not an event, a suggestion for renaming Dewdney Avenue follows.
One, cease use of the name Dewdney Avenue at Courtney Street on the west end and at Eastgate Drive on the east end. There are few if any addresses to be changed from these intersections on.
Two, install an outdoor educational panel at an appropriate location (perhaps near the Devonian Pathway by the Wascana Creek bridge) explaining who Dewdney was, how his implementation of cruel policies affected thousands of people across multiple generations and why it is important to acknowledge this by removing his name from the adjacent avenue.
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Three, initiate through land titles a system that future land ownership changes along Dewdney include a requirement that the new owner agrees to an eventual street name change and the subsequent requirement to change the street address and that this requirement must be included in rental and lease agreements.
Four, begin a campaign to obtain voluntary agreement to a street and address change, perhaps by including the request in the annual tax notice, also perhaps aided by a one-time partial tax offset or other mechanism.
Five, working from the east and west ends of Dewdney, as appropriate portions become available through these means, rename them until the entire avenue is renamed. There are lots of good choices for a new name, my suggestion is Treaty Avenue.
Robert Cooper, Regina
Neglect of orchard reflects poorly
I recently walked to the “orchard” planted in 2021 that runs beside the new bike lane along Hillsdale Street. It was unbelievable what I saw. When this area was planted it was great. An interesting mixture of trees, lots of wood chips for mulch and good rabbit fences to protect each tree.
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A good idea and plan. The plan was to donate some of the fruit to the Regina and District Food Bank. But what I saw — numerous weeds around each tree, an overgrowth of foxtail grass everywhere and an appearance of complete neglect in the area.
Who is responsible for this mess? When the trees were planted, was there not a multi-year plan for watering and maintenance?
Why would those responsible go to all the trouble and expense of setting up such a nice place and then completely ignore it? An extreme example of oversight and mismanagement of our tax dollars.
Stewart Graham, Regina
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