(09-20-2023, 09:48 AM)panamaniac Wrote:(09-20-2023, 09:13 AM)SF22 Wrote: There has been a push to rename Victoria Park to Willow River Park, as the indigenous name for the Grand is the Willow River. I would definitely not be opposed to being from Willow River, Ontario.
I would definitely NOT be in favour of shortening to simply KW.
Push by whom? The park's name should be retained, as should the statue.
This has been an ongoing conversation for over a year. The push is coming from local indigenous community groups: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/community-g...-1.5957951
Other local groups have put their support behind it, such as KW Famous with these t-shirts: https://kwfamous.com/products/willow-river-park-shirt
You'll often find that CBC Kitchener will write articles about Victoria Park, and then say something like "also called Willow River Park" now.