{"id":20664,"date":"2018-05-16T14:48:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20664"},"modified":"2018-05-16T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:48:56","slug":"queens-york-rangers-to-receive-permanent-honour-at-town-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/queens-york-rangers-to-receive-permanent-honour-at-town-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen\u2019s York Rangers to receive permanent honour at Town Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir
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\nThe Queen\u2019s York Rangers regiment\u2019s time at Town Park might now be just a memory, but it is a memory that is now ensured to live on for many generations to come.
\nLast week, Council voted to rename the path that bisects the historic downtown green space \u201cQueen\u2019s York Rangers Lane\u201d in honour of the reserve regiment that called the historic Aurora Armoury on the park\u2019s northeast corner home for well over a century \u2013 from the 1870s until 2012.
\nThe move came at the suggestion of Mayor Geoff Dawe who put forward a motion after consultation with Regimental leaders.
\nIn his motion, Mayor Dawe underscored the historical significance of the Regiment, which is now based at the Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe Armoury on Industrial Parkway South, formerly the home of Aurora Hydro. At the time of the historic Armoury\u2019s closure, he said, it was the longest-serving active Armoury in Canada, a testament to its place as an \u201cimportant gathering place and community hub\u201d in Aurora\u2019s history.
\nThe Mayor\u2019s motion, which was approved unanimously by Council, called on staff to investigate naming the pathway from Wells Street to Larmont Street in honour of the Regiment and for the old Armoury to be given the honourary address of 1 Queen\u2019s York Rangers Lane.
\n\u201cWe were discussing some other way to acknowledge the presence of the Queen\u2019s York Rangers with the change of purpose for the Armoury,\u201d said Mayor Dawe on talks with Honourary Colonel Darrell Bricker on the Armoury\u2019s transformation into a campus for Niagara College\u2019s Canadian Food & Wine Institute.
\n\u201cWe originally came up with a street naming concept [but] given there are no real streets coming up, especially in short order with respect to naming opportunities, I bounced the idea off the Colonel of calling the pathway through Town Park as Queen\u2019s York Rangers Lane. He felt that was quite appropriate, certainly given the proximity to the Old Armoury. There is an incredible tie-in between the Queen\u2019s York Rangers, the Armoury, Town Park and even Niagara College, so I think it would be a great fit and I would certainly appreciate my colleagues\u2019 support on this.\u201d
\nThat support came very quickly, with Councillor Wendy Gaertner calling it a \u201cgreat idea.\u201d
\n\u201cI do think we have to honour the Queen\u2019s York Rangers and everything they have meant to our Town for so many years,\u201d she said.
\nCouncillor Harold Kim added such a move would help remind people of the area\u2019s ties to the regiment.
\n\u201cGiven that we were going through the process of [branding the Armoury], one of the suggestions for one of the logos was to remember the history of the Armoury and its prior usage,\u201d said Councillor Kim. \u201cCertainly the naming of this name would help rekindle some of the people\u2019s memory of what the Armoury is or was.\u201d
\nAlso throwing in his support was Councillor Michael Thompson who said that once the naming was formally approved, an official event surrounding the naming should be considered. This idea received the support of Councillor Sandra Humfryes who suggested such a ceremony would be a good fit with the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market, which is now largely configured around the laneway in question.
\n\u201cThis is another great opportunity to honour the Queen\u2019s York Rangers,\u201d said Councillor Jeff Thom, who seconded Mayor Dawe\u2019s motion. \u201cThey make up the fabric of Aurora, and this is a great idea. When the Mayor came to me, I thought it was a great idea and I think this is a really nice way to honour Aurora\u2019s reserve regiment.\u201d
\nCouncillor Tom Mrakas said it was a great idea as well, adding: \u201cI look forward to walking on Queen\u2019s York Rangers Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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