commemorating local landscapes, history, heritage and culture in the ne w ‘Glendale District’ NOTL Town Council - February 10 th , 2020
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‘sense of place’
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‘sense of place’ histo ry and he ritage
‘sense of place’ ...is both pe rc e ive d and so c ially c o nstruc te d
‘sense of place’ inhe re ntly fragile
sense of place: ‘Glendale District’
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recognize and celebrate the district’s identity
1. re-name the district to e stablish a signific ant gate way to NOT L
• The current working title of ‘Glendale District’ is really an extension of St. Catharines street nomenclature that has no real affiliation with the actual 2018 place.
• Until at least 1959, the section of present-day Glendale Avenue from Merritt Street to Taylor Road was called St. David’s 2019 Road East.
1. The district currently referred to as ‘Glendale Niagara District’ or ‘Glendale@Niagara’ should be re-named to reflect the rich local heritage and history of the area.
2. reflect local heritage in civic infrastructure
The area was traditionally used for hunting, foraging, and travel by First Nations peoples.
First Nations trails were established along the elevated ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquois, still plainly visible today.
First Nations trails were established along the elevated ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquois, still plainly visible today.
These paths were adopted by settlers as the earliest formal roads, and have since become major arterials that are still in everyday use (e.g., York Road, Queenston Road).
Since the mid-1980s, the Niagara Regional Native Centre has occupied a location not far from the original Iroquois Trail, closing the circle of indigenous presence, and serving as a community hub for First Nations peoples in the region
The Lampman family estate, celebrated by Canadian poet Archibald Lampman, overlooks the district from Woodend Conservation Area, high on the Escarpment.
The area’s rich agricultural history is represented by the original farm concessions, fertile fields, and remnant orchards and vineyards.
The Garden City Racetrack, once the pride of Ontario harness racing, was once located where the current Outlet Collection mall is now situated
Rugged talus slopes south of Niagara College stand in testament to the area’s geological origins.
an e me rging the me : crossings Ten Mile Creek (later subsumed by the Welland Canal) has always been an important feature in the area, being simultaneously a boundary, a barrier, a conduit, and a resource.
crossings Its presence should be commemorated, and its remnant watercourse integrated into the development in a meaningful manner.
crossings First Nations peoples crossed Ten Mile Creek on the Iroquois Trail, as did early colonists.
crossings Laura Secord crossed Ten Mile Creek near Homer on her famous 1813 trek.
crossings The present-day Laura Secord Legacy Trail still crosses through the district, as does the Bruce Trail.
crossings From the earliest days of the underground railroad to later interactions between the well- established Black communities in Niagara on the Lake and St. Catharines, Niagara’s Black community would have used the crossing at Homer.
crossings Little remains of the forgotten Village of Homer except its cemetery and the crossings, today represented by the Homer Bridge and the Garden City Skyway.
2. The names of streets, subdistricts, neighbourhoods, parks, public monuments, infrastructure, and other development features should be locally relevant, recognizing and celebrating the landscapes, history, heritage, and significant people of the area.
3. main stre e t pro po sal: commemorating pioneering women
3. ‘Main Street’ development should pay specific Kateri Tekakwitha homage to female figures significant to the history of Niagara – Harriet Tubman notably First Nations women, Black women, and pioneering female settlers. Laura Secord
3. ‘Main Street’ development should pay specific Kateri Tekakwitha homage to female figures significant to the history of Niagara – Harriet Tubman Establish a monument to their presence in the entrance roundabout. Name local streets in their honour. Laura Secord
Example: U.S. Women’s Rights Pioneers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady
Laura Secord Monument, Queenston Heights Paid for by public subscription
many women of local significance to celebrate Margherita Howe Haudenosaunee Artisans Emma Currie Chloe Cooley Janet Carnochan Sarah Curzon
conclusion Re c o gnizing and c e le brating the plac e s, pe o ple , and he ritage o f this are a wo uld be a re markable state me nt o f bo th o ur lo c al ide ntity and o ur natio nal and inte rnatio nal signific anc e .
conclusion We e nc o urage e le c te d o ffic ials in the T o wn and the Re gio n to jo in with o the r stake ho lde rs in public c o nsultatio ns to de ve lo p an ide ntity fo r this impo rtant ne w c o mmunity that re fle c ts its unique histo ry, he ritage , and se nse o f plac e .
next steps Re que st mo tio ns fro m Co unc il to Re c o gnize the impo rtanc e o f c o mme mo rating lo c al 1. landsc ape s, histo ry, he ritage and c ulture in the ne w ‘ Gle ndale Distric t’ ; Co mmit to re -naming the ‘ Gle ndale Distric t’ to re fle c t its 2. natural and c ultural he ritage ; Co mmit to the naming o f stre e ts, subdistric ts, ne ighbo urho o ds, 3. parks, public mo nume nts, infrastruc ture , and o the r de ve lo pme nt fe ature s in the ‘ Gle ndale Distric t’ afte r the landsc ape s, histo ry, he ritage , and signific ant pe o ple o f the are a; E ngage the NOT L c o mmunity and o the r re le vant stake ho lde rs in 4. a fo rmal pro c e ss o f ide ntifying and se le c ting the pe o ple , plac e s, and e ve nts that will be c o mme mo rate d pe rmane ntly in the stre e tsc ape s, parks, ne ighbo urho o ds, and c o mmunity life o f the ne w ‘ Gle ndale distric t’ de ve lo pme nt.
recap of proposals The district (currently referred to as ‘Glendale Niagara 1. District’ or ‘Glendale@Niagara’ should be re-named to reflect the rich local heritage and history of the area; The names of streets, subdistricts, neighbourhoods, parks, 2. public monuments, infrastructure, and other development features should be locally relevant, recognizing and celebrating the landscapes, history, heritage, and significant people of the area. The ‘Main Street’ development proposed to connect 3. Niagara on the Green with the Outlet Collection of Niagara should pay specific homage to significant but underrepresented female figures significant to the history of Niagara – notably First Nations women, Black women, and pioneering female settlers.
thank yo u □ □ Caroline McCormick □ 905.468.0994 (home) / 289.241.8236 (cell) □ carolinemccormick@friendsoflaurasecord.com □ David T. Brown Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University □ 905.688.5550 x. 3293 (work) / 905.321.7912 (cell) □ dbrown@brocku.ca □ www.friendsoflaurasecord.com
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