Street Naming Committee

• The committee holds meetings on an as-needed basis, as determined by staff.
• When needed, meetings are held electronically on Mondays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
• A member who is absent from more than 2 consecutive meetings without a leave of absence is deemed to have resigned.

The committee reports to staff and must conduct its activities following: 

• The Guidelines for Civic Agencies PDF file (382 KB)
• Code of Conduct By-Law No. 12886 PDF file (225 KB)
• Procedure By-law No. 12577 PDF file (288 KB)

Street Naming Committee members must: 

• Not be employed by the City of Vancouver
• Live or work in Vancouver, or have a significant body of experience with issues related to the mandate of the Committee in Vancouver
• Be able to demonstrate relevant experience or knowledge, abilities and skills related to the mandate of the Committee
• Be able to contribute to culturally safer discussions that that prioritize intersectional approaches to:
  • Reconciliation
  • Decolonization
  • Anti-racism
  • Cultural redress
  • Equity
  • Accessibility 

Composition

• 5 members (quorum is a majority of appointed members), one from each of the following nominating bodies:
  • Racial and Ethno-Cultural Equity Advisory Committee
  • Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee
  • Vancouver Heritage Commission
  • Vancouver Historical Society
  • Vancouver Public Space Network
• 1 chair, appointed by and inclusive of the 5 members
• Optional: 1 vice-chair and/or 1 designated note-taker, appointed by and inclusive of the 5 members
• 1 non-voting Council liaison
• 1 non-voting staff liaison

Alternate members

Each nominating body may appoint 1 alternate member, who only has voting privileges if replacing the respective Committee member in a meeting. Otherwise, alternate members may attend meetings in an observational capacity, but do not count for quorum and do not have voting privileges.

Length of term

The Street Naming Committee will operate until the City-wide Commemoration Framework and related administrative policies, which are currently being developed, are put into effect. At that time, these Terms of Reference PDF file (276 KB) will be reviewed and revised as appropriate to be consistent with the Commemoration Framework and other naming policies and guidelines in the related frameworks and work programs.

• Accessibility Strategy
• Addressing Anti-Black racism and historic discrimination: Interim report PDF file (377 KB)
• Chinatown Transformation: Cultural Heritage Assets Management Plan report PDF file (4 MB)
• City of Reconciliation Commitments
• City of Vancouver's official apology to the Chinese community PDF file (41 KB)
• Culture|Shift - Vancouver Culture Plan 2020 to 2029 PDF file (280 KB)
• Equity Framework PDF file (4 MB)
• Historical discrimination against people of South Asian Canadian descent report PDF file (1.3 MB)
• Making Space for Arts and Culture - Vancouver Cultural Infrastructure Plan 2020 to 2029 PDF file (11 MB)
• Park Board Reconciliation mission, vision, and values PDF file (273 KB)
• Park Board Reconciliation strategies PDF file (86 KB)
• Response to the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls calls for justice and Red Women Rising report recommendations PDF file (1.7 MB)

Members

• Troy Abromaitis, Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee
• Alison Fraser, Vancouver Heritage Commission
• Michael Kluckner, Vancouver Historical Society
• Paola Qualizza, Vancouver Public Space Network
• Naina Varshney, Racial and Ethno-Cultural Equity Advisory Committee

Liaisons

• Heather Gordon, City Archivist and Staff Liaison