David Gardiner acquired a handout from the Metropolis of Vancouver on June 6, telling him that his avenue identify was going to be altering.
He has lived on the now formerly-named Trutch Road for 40 years, which now bears the identify šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Road (pronounced sh-MUS-quee-um-AW-sum), which interprets to Musqueamview in English.
Signposts bear the English identify beneath the official Musqueam identify, which is written within the North American Phonetic Alphabet.
Gardiner mentioned he has no problem with the identify change and it was not a shock, however informed International Information that when he tried to vary his tackle to the authorized Musqueam spelling — šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm — each of his banks informed him they haven’t any capability, nor plans, to have the ability to acknowledge the official spelling.
“I feel it was very unfair as a result of I feel they need to have consulted all of the stakeholders and that would come with the Metropolis of Vancouver itself, the province of B.C., no less than all of the banks, entire bunch of what they name stakeholders, they usually left that job to the residents of Trutch Road, former Trutch Road, and that’s type of ridiculous,” Gardiner added.
“We’re not being paid for this.”
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Gardiner mentioned he’s additionally having points altering his tackle together with his bank cards and MSP.
Communications strategist Invoice Tieleman mentioned town ought to have given residents far more than the 2 weeks’ discover that they acquired.
“That they had 4 years… they voted for this in 2021… and it’s 2025 they usually haven’t achieved the work but,” he mentioned.
International Information requested the Metropolis of Vancouver if workers sought information about what number of Vancouverites are conversant in he North American Phonetic Alphabet however they mentioned they didn’t have any.
Nevertheless, they mentioned they’re supporting individuals with questions through e-mail they usually had reached out to service suppliers.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim mentioned that the identify on Google Maps comes up as Musqueamview, so there are alternate options for individuals to make use of that for his or her tackle change.
“Change is tough,” he mentioned, “however it’s the precise change.”
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