Puslinch Council Votes Not To Change Name Of Swastika Trail
Many people and news outlets were in attendance tonight at the Puslinch Council meeting and some were live tweeting as it happened. Search ‘Puslinch’ or ‘Swastika’ on Twitter to find more. Here are a few of the tweets as posted:
Fourteen delegations have spoken for approximately 105 minutes, combined. Council now about to vote…
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
Councillor John Sepulis says residents already voted 25-20 to keep the name and council would be circumventing democracy by over-ruling that vote.
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
Councillor Matthew Bullmer says Canada Post is already considering a change, would be wrong of council to force a change now when another forced change could be coming.
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
Councillor Susan Fielding also cites resident vote and says going against that would “be disrespectful to the very essence of what our great countrymen fought and died for.”
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
Councillor Ken Roth says if council doesn’t address this, issue will continue to fester and we want Puslinch to be seen in a favourable light. Suggests a plaque could be made to commemorate the road’s history.
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
Council votes to not change the name of Swastika Trail in Puslinch, Ont. Background story: https://t.co/l4brygNat8
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) December 21, 2017
The Township Of Puslinch has decided at tonight's town council meeting to not change the controversial street name "Swastika Trail" which sits on the edge of Puslinch Lake pic.twitter.com/N8wWW3oXB8
— Andrew Collins (@ACollinsPhoto) December 21, 2017
I kept waiting for just one councillor to say that, in spite of the residents’ vote, this issue is about more than Swastika Trail and the people who live on it. It’s about all of Puslinch, and how it’s viewed beyond its own borders. Hope you enjoy your close-up, Puslinch!
— Mike Farwell (@farwell_WR) December 21, 2017
