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].
| Name | Biography | Location | Asset Type | Reserved | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Biography | Location | Asset Type | Reserved | Approval Date |
| Agnes Dennis | Halifax Herald publisher, advocate for women's rights | Urban Core | Street | No | 23-Jul-13 |
| Aileen Meagher | Athlete, Sports Hall of Fame | Dartmouth: Burnside Phase 13 | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Alvena Cain | North End Halifax Volunteer, pioneer behind the Four Plus Program | Halifax | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Alvina Mae Perrier | Recognized for excellence in community service and work with L'Arche Movement | Downtown Halifax | Street | No | 2-Dec-14 |
| Amalamek | Mi'kmaw for mackerel | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Andrew W. Robb | First Chairman of the Bedford Ratepayers Association in 1921, senior manager at Halifax Herald and involved with YMCA | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Archie Fader | Former Halifax County Councillor, recipient of the Queens Jubilee Medal for community service. Advocate for recycling programs in HRM. | Lower Sackville | Street or Building | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Atoqwa'su | Mi'kmaw for trout | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Basil Landry | The only Halifax Fire Fighter to recieved the Medal of Bravery | Halifax: Briarwood Subdivision | Street | Yes | 2-Dec-14 |
| Beechville Park | Geographic Place Name | Beechville | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Bessie Egan | 1st female police officer in Halifax | Bedford: Parks at West Bedford | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Bill Withers | Veteran, community leader and philanthropist | Dartmouth | Street or Park | No | 17-10-23 |
| Brian Warshick | Former Municipal Councillor and Community Volunteer | Dartmouth | Park | No | 18-Jul-17 |
| Captain Edward How | Owner of the first land grant in the area of Admiral's Rock | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Carroll Morgan | Sports Hall of Fame Boxer and Volunteer | Any | Street or Park | No | 16-Jul-19 |
| Charles C. Blackadar | Publisher and editor of the Acadian Recorder | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Charles Pender | Organized the Pender Bus Lines | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Clyde Fletcher | Pivotal role in Bedford schools from 1942-1967 | Bedford: Parks at West Bedford | Street | Yes | 21-Jun-11 |
| Constable Charles R Fulton | Halifax Police officer killed in the Line of Duty | Halifax: Briarwood Subdivision | Street | Yes | 2-Dec-14 |
| Darius Pace | Resident later 1700s; gave the name Trafalgar Hill to Admiral Rock and Dartmouth Road Hill | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Dr Alfred Waddell | One of Dalhousie Medical School’s first Black graduates, who dedicated his career to providing medical services to isolated people and communities. Waddell also dedicated his life to fighting systems of oppression and speaking out against racial injustices | Urban Core | Street | No | 28-Jun-22 |
| Dr. Eddy Ennis | Key supporters of the Bedford Tennis Club (c. 1990). He donated the land now used by BBYC. | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Dr. Marial T Mosher | Dancer, women's educator | Any Location | Any Asset | No | 23-Jul-13 |
| Dugger McNeil | Douglas McNeil was an MLA and an inductee of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame | Halifax | Street | No | 8-Dec-15 |
| Edith Archibald | VP of NS Red Cross During WWI | Bedford: Parks at West Bedford | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Edmund Ryan | SS Atlantic Volunteer & Rescuer | District 11 | Street, Building, Park, Commercial Vessel or Ferry | No | 31-Aug-21 |
| Eight Mile Inn | Old inn in the area of Glenmont Avenue | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Frances Fish | First female lawyer admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia | Halifax | Street of Building | No | 25-Feb-20 |
| Graham Downey | First African Nova Scotian Municipal Coucillor and Councillor for Halifax | Downtown Halifax | Street or Park | No | 12-Dec-17 |
| Grand Chief Gabriel Silliboy | First Mi'kmaq elected as grand chief, first to fight for treaty recognition | Penninsula Halifax | Any Asset | No | 8-May-18 |
| Granny Ross | 17th century pioneer, herbalist | Halifax: Parkmoor Ridge | Any Asset | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Harold J Shanks | WWII Sergeant in the West Nova Scotia Regiment | Dartmouth: Burnside Phase 13 | Street | Yes | 21-Jun-11 |
| Harrison Eisenhauer | Forest Ranger killed in the line of duty | Hammonds Plains | Street | No | 2-Dec-14 |
| Heroes Way | Pay tribute to all men and women who lost their lives defending our country. | Urban Core | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Isabel MacNeill | Commanding Officer of the HMCS Comestoga, recipient of the Order of the British Empire | Halifax: Briarwood Subdivision | Street | Yes | 2-Dec-14 |
| Isleview | Name of the neighbourhood and the train stop in the area at the foot of Sullivan's Hill. | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Jack Innis | Prominent Bedford family, Chickenburger owner | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| James McGrath | Early "Irishtown" settler | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Janet Kitz | Halifax Explosion Historian - Order of NS Recipient | Halifax | Street, Park or Ferry | No | 26-Jan-21 |
| John Gray | Among the first to actively settle along the Bedford Highway | Halifax: Princes Lodge Neighbourhood) | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Kastik | Mi'kmaw for ground juniper | Bedford | Park | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Kate Mackintosh | Noted Educator, Civic Organizer, Musician and Composer | Dartmouth: Burnside Phase 13 | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Kuow | Mi'kmaw for pine | Any | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Lamont Power | Harbour Pilot during both World Wars. Invested as a Member of the British Empire. | Dartmouth: Burnside Phase 13 | Street | Yes | 14-Aug-12 |
| Layton Reid | Merchant Navy Veteran with Master Mariner Papers. Land Surveyor for Nova Scotia. | Eastern Passage: Blue Ocean Estates | Street | Yes | 14-Aug-12 |
| Lentuk | Mi'kmaw for deer | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Leonard Kitz | First Jewish Mayor of Halifax (1955). Member of the National Arts Centre. | Halifax | Park | No | 14-Aug-12 |
| Maj. Margaret C. Macdonald | Military Nurse, Awarded Royal Red Cross | Halifax: Briarwood Subdivision | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Margaret M Saunders | Award winning author, Commander of the British Empire | Dartmouth: Burnside Phase 13 | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Margaret Meagher | Order of Canada, Dept of External Affairs | Halifax: Parkmoor Ridge | Any Asset | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Marie M. Rose | Key figure in the initial phase of freeing black slaves | Halifax: Parkmoor Ridge | Any Asset | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Mark Smith | First player from Nova Scotia to be inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame, ISC American Softball Hall of Fame and the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame and the first African Canadian. | Halifax (North End) | Park or Park Feature (preference Ball Diamond) | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Meagher | Prominent Judge, knighted by the Pope for his services to his church | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Mel Boutilier | Extraordinary Community Service | Halifax | Street | No | 27-Nov-18 |
| Muriel Duckworth | Peace Activist, recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia. | Peninsula Halifax | Street, Park or Building | No | 14-Aug-12 |
| Myles Goodwyn | Canadian musician | Waverley or Dartmouth | Street, building or Park | No | 17-10-23 |
| Patuo'qn | Mi'kmaw for driftwood | Dartmouth | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Pearleen Oliver | Religious and human rights leader, author | Bedford: Parks at West Bedford | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Peter Cox | North America's First official full time Town Crier | Halifax Downtown | Park | No | 16-Jul-19 |
| Phyllis Blakeley | Provincial Archivist, Order of Canada | Bedford | Street | No | 31-Aug-21 |
| Piers Cove | Original name for the mouth of Nine Mile River | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Plamuipkl | Mi'kmaw for peppermint | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Port Wallace | Geographic Place Name | Dartmouth: Parks at Port Wallace | Street | Yes | 8-May-18 |
| Proctor | Reinstatement of historical street name | Halifax: Cogswell Interchange | Street | Yes | 18-Jul-17 |
| Rae's Awareness | One of the slogan's of the Rehtaeh Parsons Society, a non profit society focused on wellness through the education, awareness and prvention of sexualized violence and cyber abuse. | Cole Harbour | Park Feature or Trail | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| Rear Admiral Leonard Murray | Only Canadian officer to command an Allied operation in WWI or WWII | Halifax Downtown | Street or Park | No | 16-Jul-19 |
| Reconciliation | To reflect on National Truth and Reconciliation Day - an important step in the reconciliation process. | Urban Core | Street | No | 28-Jun-22 |
| Rocky Jones | Lawyer and black Canadian civic rights pioneer. | Urban Core | Street | No | 28-Jun-22 |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | SS Atlantic Volunteer & Rescuer | District 11 | Building | Yes | 31-Aug-21 |
| Sir Frederick Fraser | Blind from youth, advocate for better conditions for the blind. Founded a school and Knighted by the King. | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Skokomul | Mi'kmaw for new wooden boat | Dartmouth | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Suoman | Mi'kmaw for beech nut | Any | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers | Infantry battalion of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve with many battle honours | Halifax Commons Area | Park | No | 16-Jul-19 |
| Tupsi | Mi'kmaw for alder tree | Any | Street | Yes | 22-Mar-22 |
| Viola Desmond | Part of a movement to end segregation | Bedford: Parks at West Bedford | Street | Yes | 23-Jul-13 |
| Wasoqiman | Mi'kmaw for red ground berries | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |
| William Davey | Early Settler and owner of Four Mile House | Halifax: Seton Ridge | Street | Yes | 16-Jul-19 |
| William MacKenzie | Town's stationmaster for over 50 years (c. 1800s) | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| William Sabatier | Third owner of Scot Manor House. Involved with Shubenacadie Canal. | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| William White | Only black Chaplain in the entire British Army during World War 1 | Halifax Northend | Street | No | 21-Jul-15 |
| William Yeadon Gray | Successful accountant and business man. Operated a hotel in Princes Lodge, carried on tradition of hosting picnics on his grounds. | Urban Core | Street or Park | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Willis | The Willis family built the hotel later known as the Lewis house. | Bedford | Street | No | 21-Jun-11 |
| Wowkwis | Mi'kmaw for fox/foxes | Any | Street | No | 22-Mar-22 |