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MINUTES — PUBLIC — TOPONYMY COMMITTEE — 4th meeting — May 26, 2025 — 1:33 p.m. to 2:51 p.m.

MINUTES — PUBLIC — TOPONYMY COMMITTEE — 4th meeting — May 26, 2025 — 1:33 p.m. to 2:51 p.m.

📄 Agenda — 9 items · Other

⭐ Notable items (2)

5 Public question period

Residents and Councillor Louis Sabourin requested that the committee reconsider naming two streets in the Limbour district. They proposed naming the streets after Lucia-Filion and Christine-Martin to increase female representation in local toponymy, noting that the original development project for which the names were chosen had been cancelled. The committee moved to a closed session to deliberate on these requests.

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6 Decisions regarding closed session deliberations

The committee decided to repeal its 2023 recommendation for street names in the Limbour district, effectively reopening the naming process for future development. Additionally, the committee officially recommended naming a new park on Rue du Galion as 'Parc Georges-J.-Berriault'.

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1 Quorum check and opening of the meeting

Procedural item to confirm the presence of members and officially open the meeting.

2 Adoption of the agenda

Formal approval of the meeting agenda by the committee members.

governance adopted
3 Declaration of conflict of interest

Members confirm that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the items on the agenda.

4 Filing and follow-up of the minutes from the April 28, 2025 public meeting

Official filing of the minutes from the previous meeting; no follow-up actions were required.

5 Public question period

Residents and Councillor Louis Sabourin requested that the committee reconsider naming two streets in the Limbour district. They proposed naming the streets after Lucia-Filion and Christine-Martin to increase female representation in local toponymy, noting that the original development project for which the names were chosen had been cancelled. The committee moved to a closed session to deliberate on these requests.

governance adopted Limbour
6 Decisions regarding closed session deliberations

The committee decided to repeal its 2023 recommendation for street names in the Limbour district, effectively reopening the naming process for future development. Additionally, the committee officially recommended naming a new park on Rue du Galion as 'Parc Georges-J.-Berriault'.

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7 Varia (Other business)

No additional items were discussed under other business.

8 Next meeting: June 23, 2025

Announcement of the next extraordinary committee meeting, which will be held via videoconference.

9 Adjournment of the meeting

Formal adjournment of the committee meeting.

governance adopted