Community and Protective Services Committee

That the Community and Protective Services Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law to ensure that operational staff has the approvals necessary to meet their project schedule .

WHEREAS an application to commemorate the Royal 22e Régiment was submitted to rename the “ Cumberland Seniors Park - Parc pour les aînés de Cumberland ” as the “ Parc Royal 22 e Régiment Park ”; and WHEREAS, during the First World War, the Government of Canada established the Royal 22 e Régiment as an entirely francophone infantry regiment; and WHEREAS this regiment of French-speaking Canadians continue to serve Canada with honour and bravery, including overseas deployments during the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Cold War Peacekeeping, War in Afghanistan, and the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake; and WHEREAS the first Francophone to serve as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces, General Jean-Victor Allard, was an officer in the Royal 22e Régiment and lived in Ottawa for many years; and WHEREAS, the Commemorative Naming Committee reviewed the application and supported sending the proposed name to public consultation because of its historical significance to the francophone community and the country; and WHEREAS the 30-day public consultation on the proposed name began on July 19, 2013 and ended on August 17, 2013, which was after the August 16, 2013 release date of the Community and Protective Services Committee agenda for the August 23, 2013 meeting; and WHEREAS during the 30-day public consultation, 154 responses were received of which 85 percent were in support of this proposal, including the Société franco-ontarienne de patrimoine et d’h