Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to be named Kichi Zībī Mīkan
The National Capital Commission (NCC) board of directors voted last Thursday to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway as Kichi Zībī Mīkan (pronounced kitchi zee-bee MEE-khan) which means “Great River Road.” The new name references the Algonquin name for the river — Kichi Zībī — and the original name for the parkway, the Ottawa River Parkway. It also highlights the importance of…
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