Commemorative Street Naming Program

Commemorative Street Naming Nominations Are Now Open!

Street naming in Loyalist Township is governed by the Road Naming By-law 2020-070. Street names contribute to Loyalist’s cultural identity, ease of navigation, and efficient emergency response.

Loyalist Township’s Commemorative Street Naming program provides residents an opportunity to recognize influential aspects of the Township’s history.

The assignment of a Commemorative Street Name, if approved, will be added to the Township's Road Registry as an option for future developments. The Commemorative Street Naming Program will provide a visible reminder of noteworthy people, places, events, themes, cultures, etc. related to Loyalist Township.

The program is designed to:

commemorate person(s) associated with the Loyalist Township;
commemorate local history, organizations, places, events or culture;
strengthen neighbourhood identity and community commitment; and
recognize native wildlife, flora, fauna or natural features related to the community and Loyalist Township.

You can view the Township's Road Register for reference of current road names within Loyalist Township.

Step 1: Eligibility Requirements

Any proposed road names must comply with one of the following categories:

Names that recognize individuals, families or businesses that have made a significant historic contribution to the Township.
Names that recognize local history such as events, land uses, cultural landscapes (aboriginal, pioneer, United Empire Loyalists, etc.) relative to the Township and/or the County.
Names that recognize prominent elected officials of the Township.
Names that acknowledge the Township’s heritage resources, including heritage buildings, structures, sites, natural features, local geography and landscapes.
Names that commemorate war veterans from the Township.
Names that recognize local citizens and organizations who have had substantial international standing in their chosen discipline or who have made a significant contribution to the community at a provincial or national level.

Any Commemorative Road Naming nominations that fall outside of one of these categories will not be considered by Council.

Step 2: Submit complete nomination package

Complete the Commemorative Street Naming nomination. If you require the form in an alternative method, please contact clerk@loyalist.ca

Nominations will be open until December 31, 2025.

Step 3: Application Circulation and Staff Review

Once the intake period closes on December 31, 2025, relevant Township staff and stakeholders will review the nominations and compare them with current municipal addressing guidelines. The nominations are then prepared to be added to a future Council agenda for consideration.

Step 4: Approval (or Refusal)

Council will consider nominations at the relevant Council meeting and make a decision to approve or deny.

Step 5: Nominee Notification

Upon approval by Council the nominator will be notified of Council's decision and if approved, the road name will be added to the Township's Road Registry for future use.

FAQs

How is the Road Registry used?

The registry will be maintained by Township staff. As new developments occur in the Township, developers will have the opportunity to view the Township's Road Registry and choose names from this registry for road names within the development.

Who assigns the suffix?

Road suffixes are determined by Township staff based on the road type as defined in Section 1 of Schedule B in the Township's Road Naming By-law.

What type of nominations will not be considered?

As per the Roading Naming By-law Section 2 of Schedule B the following conventions must be followed when naming or re-naming roads:

All Roads and Private Roads accessible to vehicles shall be named.
Names shall include a maximum of twenty (20) characters (including spaces and a single suffix type).
Road names should continue across intersections and be applied to road extensions.
Road or Private Road names that start with silent letters (e.g. knight, heirloom or herb) shall not be permitted.
The use of symbols (e.g.: !, %, #, @, * and &) shall not be permitted.
Names that duplicate existing names, are spelled differently but south the same (e.g. Smith and Smyth or Berry and Barrie) or are phonetically similar (e.g. Perry and Barrie), or are easily confused with any Road or Private Road name used or reserved for use in the Township or the County shall not be permitted.
Names that are difficult to pronounce (such as anemone) or spell shall not be permitted.
The use of apostrophes and hyphens shall be avoided.
The use of alpha characters in front of names, such as N, S, E and W shall be avoided.
Names that lend themselves to inappropriate short forms or modification (eg. Saint could be short formed to St) and names that are excessively long or complex shall not be permitted.
Names that attempt to differentiate by use of differing suffixes shall not be permitted, such as William Street and William Avenue.
Names incorporating first and last names of individuals shall be avoided except in cases where an honour is conferred, such as in the recognition of an exceptional individual or celebrity.
Names used for living individuals are to be avoided.
Names that are discriminatory, offensive or derogatory shall not be permitted.
Names that could be construed as advertising a product, business, commercial enterprise or religious institution shall not be permitted.
Names shall not insinuate any current political affiliation.

What are the timelines for this project?

The nomination period will be open from November 3, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Once the nomination period has closed staff and relevant stakeholders will begin review of all requests.

The nominations will be brought to a March 2026 Council meeting for final consideration.

Questions and More Information

If you have questions or require more information, please contact the
Clerk's Division.