How does a street get named? 

• 75% of new streets are named after war casualties; citizens who made a significant contribution to the city and city employees who died while in the service of this City.
• The remaining 25% are taken from the  approved recommendations from the general public or the developers.

What’s involved in the street naming process?

• Staff check the recommended street name(s), by either the public or the developer, for conflict with existing City and the Townships of Puslinch and Guelph-Eramosa street names;
• All recommended names are circulated to Fire, Police, Planning Services and Engineering staff for review, comment and approval;
• Approved names are then added to the Potential Street Names List distributed to development applicants for selection.

How and when do the approved street names get used?
When a subdivision is registered, the approved street name signs are made in the following manner: 

• Honourary street name signs for Guelph's war casualties are identified by blue letters on white background and a poppy symbol appearing next to the name.
• Honourary street name signs for individuals of historical contribution to the City and City employees who died while in the service of this City are identified by blue letters on white background with the City of Guelph crest appearing next to the name.

To date, a total of 125 city streets have been named in honour of war casualties, citizens who made a significant contribution to the city and city employees who died while in the service of this City.

Please send or e-mail your suggestion/s to:
Community Design and Development Services
Planning Services, City Hall
59 Carden St. Guelph ON N1H 3A1
E-mail: planning@guelph.ca

 Listing of Veteran Street Names (Adobe PDF, 3 pages,  37KB)