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Following controversy over the namesake of the street, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, in delaying the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade, [1] Toronto City Council voted in 2021 to rename the section of the street within Toronto – with other municipalities reviewing their use of the name.
Aug 1, 2020 · Between Yonge and Victoria, Wilton Street was dubbed Wilton Square. The name would later be changed to Dundas Square to reflect the street's new name - this portion of the street lives on in...
Dec 16, 2023 · Dundas Street and other similarly named landmarks are named after Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician active from the 1770s to the early 1800s, when the British Parliament was debating slavery...
Aug 15, 2023 · Dundas Street, which runs east-west through Toronto's south end, is named after Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, an active politician from 1770s to the early 1800s, when the British...
In December 2023, City Council approved “Sankofa Square” as the new name for Yonge-Dundas Square and initiated plans to rename three other City assets that included the name Dundas (Dundas and Dundas West subway stations and the Jane/Dundas Public Library). The City will consider next steps to rename these assets in 2024.
May 21, 2023 · Dundas Street is named after Scottish politician Henry Dundas, who died more than 200 years ago. Toronto city council voted to rename the thoroughfare two years ago amid a fiery...
May 2, 2024 · Dundas Street was named after Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), a prominent politician whose influence delayed the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the 1790s.
