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Toronto City Council voted in 2021 to rename Dundas Street and other civic assets named after Dundas - such as Yonge–Dundas Square. [18] A new name was to be chosen by April 2022; [18] however, it took until December 2023 for City Council to approve the new name of Sankofa Square, after a Ghanaian term referring to the act of reflecting on ...
In early 2014, mall management began an effort to enforce usage of the full "Toronto Eaton Centre" name. However, at that time, exterior signage was inconsistent as to the centre's name, with signs facing Yonge–Dundas Square simply reading "Eaton Centre" while several others used the full name. [6]
The protagonist in Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor goes by the name Sankofa. [11] On 14 December 2023, a committee of the City of Toronto, Canada unanimously selected the name “Sankofa Square” for Yonge-Dundas Square, in the press release, to right wrongs, confront anti-Black racism and build a more inclusive Toronto. [12]
Looking north at the corner of Yonge and Dundas, near Yonge-Dundas Square Highway 427 northbound approaching interchange with Dundas Street, with Cloverdale Mall in the right of the background Dundas Street in Mississauga Dundas Street reverts to its historic alternate name in the street's namesake community; Dundas, Hamilton.
A new name was to be chosen in April 2022. [4] In December 2023, citing costs, Toronto ultimately decided to keep Dundas' name for the street but to rename Yonge-Dundas Square and the two subway stations named after him, Dundas and Dundas West.
Following controversy over the namesake of Dundas Street, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, who delayed the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, [7] Toronto City Council voted in 2021 to rename Dundas Street and other civic assets named after Dundas – such as Dundas station. [8] A new name will be chosen in April 2022. [8]
The name subsequently was shortened to The Square. A look back at CityPlace's beginnings: 21 years ago, West Palm Beach's CityPlace opened to crowds A sign on a wall at CityPlace in 2000.
The Downtown Yonge area is best known as the home of the Toronto Eaton Centre indoor mall, Toronto’s largest and most visited tourist attraction. Adjacent to the mall, at the corner of Yonge and Dundas Street is Yonge-Dundas Square, a large public square. The area is well known for shopping, including music retailers, mid-priced fashion ...