Opinion

Tuesday’s decision by City council to rename the Grandin neighbourhood The Gardens will reverberate for years in our community – especially for the next several months in the run-up to our next municipal election.

This whole issue has been handled so badly by council. Instead of handling it democratically the city has chosen once again to act like a dictatorship. Residents of Grandin should have been polled on the name change.

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