New Westminster to drop the 'Royal City' as its brand
But this is about to change, at least officially. Monday night, New Westminster council voted to rebrand the city and look for a new motto.“I don’t know if anybody’s been consulted on this, but I know we have not been consulted at all,” he said.
Coté — who is not seeking reelection this year — said there was a discussion about getting rid of the Royal City moniker several years ago, but it was nixed after “quite a bit of community pushback.”Article content “From my perspective, I thought this was a good time to be engaging in that discussion, and starting the process for the city to evolve its city branding.”“I don’t think this is what natives are thinking about as reconciliation, changing your name,” he said. “What they are looking for, in my understanding anyway, is a recognition of what has happened to them since white settlers came to Canada, and the treatment they have received over that period of time.
She said historically the Qayqayt lived “right on the river below the Woodlands site.” But they were moved to the other side of the Fraser River and then to Poplar Island before being dispersed.Article content
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