The Halifax region has almost 6,000 streets, many of which are rich in history and paint a picture of our past. As the Municipality continues to grow, new streets, parks, sports fields, and buildings all require names. You can help to keep the tradition of commemorative naming alive and play an important role in building the Municipality by submitting names of notable people or groups, historic events, geographic features, or native flora and fauna. Your submission could end up on a street sign or at a new park in your community.
Nominate someone today or see a list of approved names available for streets and parks below.
Where will the names be used?
The Municipality is looking for names for streets, parks, park features and buildings. A new subdivision development is required to choose half of their street names from the approved commemorative names list below.
How do I submit an application?
Print out the Commemorative Naming Application form and submit it along with all supporting documentation to the Civic Addressing Office.
There is no deadline, anyone can apply.
A committee will review each application and make recommendations to Regional Council. Council considers recommendations for commemorative names twice a year. Names approved by Council will either be used immediately or put on the commemorative names list for future use.
List of commemorative names for streets and parks
Halifax Regional Municipality has approved the following list of commemorative names yet to be placed on municipal assets. If you would like to have a name added to the list please complete the Application form [PDF].
| Asset Name | Desired Location | Status | Asset Type | Commemorative Significance | Approved by Regional Council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Name | Desired Location | Status | Asset Type | Commemorative Significance | Approved by Regional Council |
| African Baptist | Halifax (Cornwallis St) | Approved | Street | The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church (now the New Horizons Baptist Church) was founded in 1832 to secure the Black Baptist community's right to worship. Reverend Richard Preston, chapel's founding Pastor, founded the African Abolition Society 1846 and the African Baptist Association | 28-Jun-22 |
| Agnes Dennis | Urban Core (Halifax preferred) | Reserved | Any | Activist for women's rights, and led women's involvement in the Red Cross during WWI. President of the Halifax Victorian Order of Nurses, Halifax Local Council of Women, and the Halifax Herald | 23-Jul-13 |
| Alvina Mae Perrier | Halifax (Downtown preferred) | Approved | Street | Lived on Lower Water Street, sewed and donated clothing to poor children, and helped found Hope Cottage. Established the Halifax Chapter of L'arche, an organization that runs programs for people with developmental disabilities. | 2-Dec-14 |
| Andrew W. Robb | Bedford | Approved | Street | First Chairman of the Bedford Ratepayers Association in 1921; a senior manager with the Halifax Herald for several years | 21-Jun-11 |
| Atoqwa'su | HRM | Approved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Trout | 22-Mar-22 |
| Barrys Run | Dartmouth | Reserved | Street | Barrys Run is an official place name in the Provincial Gazetteer | 13-Dec-22 |
| Basil Landry | Halifax (Purcell's Cove preferred) | Reserved | Any, street preferred | Recipient of the Canada Medal of Bravery, only Halifax firefighter to receive medal to date. Heroic saving of a baby in a burning house | 2-Dec-14 |
| Bessie Egan | Urban Core (Halifax preferred) | Reserved | Any | First female police officer in Halifax, worked to support women and children in unsafe situations and housed neglected children in her house | 23-Jul-13 |
| Bill Withers | Dartmouth | Approved | Street, park feature, commercial vessel, ferry or park | 1949 enlisted in the Canadian Army as a member of the 1st Regiment RCHA, awarded Provincial Volunteer of the year in 1984, elected in 1979,1982, 1985 and 1994 as Alderman. Medals include the UN medal, Canadian Volunteer medal and the Korea War medal. Veteran's medals included Ambassador for Peace medal, and President Unit 45 Korea Veteran's Association | 17-Oct-23 |
| Brian Warshick | Dartmouth (Burnside Turf) | Approved | Park Feature: Sport Field | Reporter, Councillor, founded Montebello Neighborhood Watch, helped establish East Dartmouth Community Centre | 18-Jul-17 |
| Captain Edward How | Bedford | Approved | Street | Captain How was the owner of the first land grant for the land in the area of Admiral’s Rock | 21-Jun-11 |
| Carroll Morgan | Urban Core (Halifax preferred) | Approved | Street | Accomplished athlete, 1972 Canadian Olympic team member for boxing. Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and Nova Scotia Heritage Sports Hall of Fame | 16-Jul-19 |
| Charles C. Blackadar | Bedford | Approved | Street | Lived at the corner of Chapel Hill (Rutledge St) and the Bedford Highway, long time publisher and editor of the Acadian Recorder | 21-Jun-11 |
| Charles Pender | Bedford | Approved | Street | Mr Pender was well known to all the older residents in Bedford. He organized the Pender Bus Lines which served the community for many years | 21-Jun-11 |
| Clyde Fletcher | Bedford | Reserved | Street | Mr Fletcher played a pivotal role in the Bedford schools from 1942 until his retirement in 1967 | 21-Jun-11 |
| Constable Charles R. Fulton | Urban Core | Reserved | Any | Police Constable killed in the line of duty (1924) | 2-Dec-14 |
| Darius Pace | Bedford | Approved | Street | Resident later 1700s; gave the name Trafalgar Hill to Admiral Rock and Dartmouth Road Hill | 21-Jun-11 |
| Dr. Eddy Ennis | Bedford | Approved | Street | Dr Ennis was a key supporter of the Bedford Tennis Club from 1900 onward, he donated the land now used by the BBYC | 21-Jun-11 |
| Dr. Marial T. Mosher | Urban Core (Halifax or Dartmouth preferred) | Approved | Any | Professional dancer, led the Canadian Studies Program at Mount Saint Vincent's University, and was awarded the Order of Nova Scotia | 23-Jul-13 |
| Dr Phyllis Blakeley | HRM | Approved | Street | Author of "Nova Scotia - A Brief History", Member of the Order of Canada, first woman to hold the position of Provincial Archivist | 31-Aug-21 |
| Edith Archibald | Urban Core (Cow Bay area preferred) | Reserved | Any | Vice President of NS Red Cross during WWI, activist for women's rights, girls education in Cape Breton | 23-Jul-13 |
| Edmund Ryan | District 11 | Approved | street, building, park, commercial vessel or ferry | Justice of the Peace that led the rescue of 400+ souls from the sinking SS Atlantic | 31-Aug-21 |
| Eight Mile Inn | Bedford | Approved | Street | Old inn in the area of Glenmont Avenue | 21-Jun-11 |
| Fader Cross Road | Sackville | Approved | Street | Mr. Fadar ran local grocery store, was a hobby farmer, volunteer rireman, member of the Sackville Heritage Society, Halifax County Council (1973-1981) and Sackville’s Calais Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 in recognition of his service to the community | 21-Jun-11 |
| Francis Fish | Halifax (Peninsula preferred) | Approved | Street or Building | First woman to graduate with law degree from Dalhousie and first woman to sit Bar of NS | 25-Feb-20 |
| Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy | Halifax | Approved | Park | First Mi'kmaq person elected as Grand Chief (1919) | 8-May-18 |
| Graham Downey Street | Halifax, Cogswell Interchange new street | Approved | Street or Park | First African Nova Scotian person on Halifax City Council | 12-Dec-17 |
| Granny Ross | Urban Core | Reserved | Any | 17th century pioneer, caregiver and herbalist, from Cape Breton | 23-Jul-13 |
| Harrison Eisenhauer Drive | Hammonds Plains | Approved | Street | Forest Ranger - died on the job in 1931 | 2-Dec-14 |
| Heroes Way | Urban Core, local collector | Approved | Street | Honouring veterans | 21-Jun-11 |
| Isleview | Bedford | Approved | Street | Name of the neighbourhood and the train stop in the area at the foot of Sullivan's Hill | 21-Jun-11 |
| Jack Innis | Bedford | Approved | Street | The Innis family has long been prominent in the commercial life of Bedford, Mr Innis made the Chickenburger one of the best known eateries in metro | 21-Jun-11 |
| James McGrath | Bedford | Approved | Street | James McGrath’s was one of the early families to settle in “Irishtown” in 1878. His Grandson C.G. McGrath was the county councillor for several terms. | 21-Jun-11 |
| Janet Kitz | Halifax (South End preferred) | Approved | Street, Ferry, other commercial vessel, or Park | Leading historian on Halifax Explosion, author, Order of NS | 26-Jan-21 |
| Jessica Brown | Seaview Community Park, Prospect Bay (Renaming) | Reserved | Park | A beloved Early Childhood Educator in Prospect Bay who had a profound impact on her community through her work at Prospect Bay Children's Centre and through various volunteer initiatives | 12-Nov-24 |
| John Gray Avenue | Bedford or Halifax, Princes Lodge Neighbourhood | Approved | Street | Original land owner | 21-Jun-11 |
| Kate Mackintosh | Urban Core (Halifax preferred) | Reserved | Any | Prominent educator who created the first curriculum for senior girls | 23-Jul-13 |
| Kesalul | HRM | Approved | Any | I love you in Mi'kmaw | 13-Dec-22 |
| Kuow | HRM | Reserved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Pine | 22-Mar-22 |
| Kuowa’quamikt | Halifax Peninsula | Approved | Any | Mi'kmaw for Halifax Peninsula | 13-Dec-22 |
| Lamont Power | Anywhere along the western portion of the Halifax Harbour, Preference for Bedford overlooking the water | Reserved | 1. Street or 2. Ferry or commercial vessel | Former Harbour Pilot, guided ships in and out of the harbour during both World Wars | 14-Aug-12 |
| Layton Reid | Dartmouth | Approved | Any | Merchant Navy WWII, Land Surveyor | 14-Aug-12 |
| Lentuk | HRM | Reserved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Deer | 22-Mar-22 |
| Leonard Kitz Park | Halifax | Approved | Park | 1st Jewish Halifax City Alderman 1948-1955, Mayor 1955 to statue of Winston Churchill at Library | 14-Aug-12 |
| Lieutenant Commander Isabel Macneill Tennis Courts (approved name Isabel Macneill) | Halifax (near Mount St. Vincent preferred) | Reserved | Any | Naval trainer, volunteer work for women's prisons, first Canadian woman to receive OBE title | 2-Dec-14 |
| L'nu | HRM | Approved | Any | The term Mi'kmaq use for themselves, their autonym, meaning us the people. It is derived from the word for tongue | 13-Dec-22 |
| Maj. Margaret C MacDonald | Urban Core | Reserved | Any | Military nurse, awarded Royal Red Cross, Florence Nightingale Medal | 23-Jul-13 |
| Margaret Marshall Saunders | Urban Core (Halifax preferred) | Reserved | Any | Activist for animal rights, award winning author, Commander of the British Empire from Halifax in the early years | 23-Jul-13 |
| Margaret Meagher | Urban Core (Halifax or Dartmouth preferred) | Reserved | Any | Order of Canada, Dept of external affairs | 23-Jul-13 |
| Marie Marguerite Rose | Urban Core | Reserved | Any | Former Black slave in Louisburg in the French Colony of Ile Royale, then freed innkeeper from Louisburg | 23-Jul-13 |
| Mark Smith Canada Games Softball Diamond | Halifax | Approved | Ball Diamond | International athlete from the North End, first African Canadian to be inducted into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame | 22-Mar-22 |
| Meagher | Bedford | Approved | Street | Mr. Meagher was a prominent Judge of the county court who lived in the Oakmount area. He was knighted by the Pope for services to his Church | 21-Jun-11 |
| Mel Boutilier Way | Peninsular Halifax (preference for new street in Cogswell Interchange) | Approved | Street | Led construction of SDA Christian Academy and Dormitory, founded Parker St. Food Bank, and the Skills Development Centre | 27-Nov-18 |
| Mi'kma'ki | HRM | Approved | Any | The traditional and current territories of the Mi'kmaq people. Covers areas of Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and the Gaspe region of Quebec | 13-Dec-22 |
| Muriel Duckworth | HRM | Approved | 1. Building 2. Park 3. Street | Peace Activist, first woman to run for a seat in the NS Legislature | 14-Aug-12 |
| Myles Goodwyn | Waverley preferred | Approved | Any | Myles Goodwyn is a Canadian musician and founding member of the renowned Canadian rock band, April Wine, which has roots in Waverley, Nova Scotia | 17-Oct-23 |
| Patuo'qn | Dartmouth (Dartmouth Cove) | Reserved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Driftwood | 22-Mar-22 |
| Pearleen Oliver | Urban Core (Lucasville preferred) | Reserved | Any | Religious and human rights leader, researcher, author, woman of the year award YWCA | 23-Jul-13 |
| Peter Cox | Halifax (Downtown preferred) | Approved | Park | Official Town Crier of Halifax, represented Halifax and Nova Scotia travelling abroad, started the Town Crier Competition in Halifax | 16-Jul-19 |
| Piers Cove | Bedford | Approved | Street | Original name for the mouth of Nine Mile River | 21-Jun-11 |
| Plamuipkl | HRM | Approved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Peppermint | 22-Mar-22 |
| Port Wallace | Dartmouth (Port Wallace Neighbourhood) | Reserved | Street | Named after the Hon. Michael Wallace, member of the Nova Scotia Legislature and President of the Shubenacadie Canal Co. | 8-May-18 |
| Rae's Awareness, Rehtaeh Parsons Memorial Walk or Rae's Awareness Memorial Walk | Cole Harbour preferred | Approved | Park feature or Trail | The Rehtaeh Parsons Society focuses on wellness through the education, awareness and prevention of sexualized violence and cyber abuse, and one of their slogans is "Rae's Awareness" | 22-Mar-22 |
| Rear Admiral Leonard Murray | Halifax (Downtown preferred) | Approved | Street or Park | Only Canadian to command an Allied theatre of operations during WWII | 16-Jul-19 |
| Robert Thomson | Hammonds Plains | Approved | Park | Played a pivotal role in the development of the infrastructure needed to build the village of Hammonds Plains | 12-Nov-24 |
| Rocky Jones | Halifax | Approved | Street | Lawyer and Canadian civil rights pioneer. Pursued activism in Halifax, founded Kwacha House, and Awarded Order of Nova Scotia | 28-Jun-22 |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | District 11 | Approved | Building | Helped save lives from the sinking SS Atlantic and care for survivors | 31-Aug-21 |
| Sir Frederick Fraser | Bedford | Approved | Street | Sir Fraser, blind from youth, worked ceaselessly for better conditions for the blind in Nova Scotia. He founded a school for the blind in 1867 and was Knighted by the King | 21-Jun-11 |
| Suoman | HRM | Reserved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Beech Nut | 22-Mar-22 |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers | Halifax Commons Area | Approved | Park Feature | The Princess Louise Fusiliers is an infantry battalion of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve that is based in Halifax's historic North Park Armoury | 16-Jul-19 |
| Tupsi | HRM | Reserved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Alder Tree | 22-Mar-22 |
| Wabanaki | HRM | Approved | Any | The Mi’kmaq Nation belonged to a much larger tribal grouping known as the ‘Wabanaki Confederacy’ | 13-Dec-22 |
| Wasoqiman | HRM | Approved | Street | Mi'kmaw for Red Ground Berries | 22-Mar-22 |
| Wayne Harrett | Eastern Passage | Reserved | Street | Made significant contributions to the Eastern Passage community and Nova Scotia's broadcasting industry | 12-Nov-24 |
| Wela'lin | HRM | Approved | Any | Mi'kmaw for Thank You | 13-Dec-22 |
| William Davey | Halifax | Reserved | Street | One of the first settlers in the Rockingham/Bedford Highway area. Established an inn called Four Mile House, which became a stop for the NS Railway | 16-Jul-19 |
| William Mackenzie | Bedford | Approved | Street | Was the town’s stationmaster for over 50 years. His son Luther was a renowned physician in New York who retired to Bedford and lived to be 101 years old | 21-Jun-11 |
| William Sabatier | Bedford | Approved | Street | Mr Sabatier, was the 3rd owner of the Scot Manor House and played a prominent part in early development of Halifax and Shubenacadie Canal | 21-Jun-11 |
| William White | Halifax (North End preferred) | Approved | Street or Park | Canadian missionary and WWI chaplain, the only Black chaplain in the British Army during the war | 21-Jul-15 |
| William Yeadon Gray Park | Bedford or Halifax | Approved | Park | Prominent landowner and hotel operator, businessman in the Princes Lodge neighbourhood | 21-Jun-11 |
| Wowkwis | HRM | Reserved | Park | Mi'kmaw for Fox/Foxes | 22-Mar-22 |