(12-09-2014, 10:27 AM)jgsz Wrote:(12-06-2014, 01:09 AM)nms Wrote: I seem to recall that there were some signs posted around the boundary of the historic Waterloo centre a few years ago with words similar to "In 19XX the Waterloo town boundary was here". I can't recall seeing them recently, but at the time they looked like they were meant to be permanent fixtures.
I would hope that the "Berlin" signs (if approved and erected) around the boundary of old Berlin would be permanent.
This "Berlin" issue keeps resurfacing ever since I've lived in (or near) the Region of Waterloo. Some people want to rename Kitchener and some are dead opposed to the idea. So it's interesting that my proposal to put up historical name signs has not met with rage and hostility. Perhaps these historic signs may be the ticket to end this seemingly endless debate.
These signs would be a win-win situation. Kitchener would not be renamed and the city's historic past would be acknowledged.
Any thoughts on this? Would you be able to live with these historic name signs?
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