Council invites suggestions for names of two roads: TransCanada Highway going through Clyde River and Service Road
Presently, the TransCanada Highway from Charlottetown to Borden runs through the municipalities of Cornwall and Clyde River. Later this year the Cornwall bypass highway will provide an alternate route between the roundabout at North River and the roundabout/interchange that will be built at the west side of Clyde River. The portion of the present TransCanada Highway that runs through the Municipality of Cornwall has already been renamed by Cornwall Council. The Clyde River Council would like our community to name the portion of the TransCanada Highway that lies within the Municipality of Clyde River. Also, there is a service road to be named.
Clyde River Council is inviting community residents to provide input on naming the two roads: the service road and the section of TCH running through Clyde River – each road will have a different name. You can include your suggestions for names in the comments section below or email administrator@clyderiverpei.com.
My suggestion for the TCH running through Clyde River be named the Ralph Manning Memorial Thruway and the service Road be named Flossie’s Lane in tribute to our beloved teacher Flossie Hyde.
My suggestion for service road is Jessie’s Lane – named after Jessie McCrady who lived close by on the hill. Here is an article on Jessie: https://clyderiverpei.com/2013/06/21/jessie-mccrady-an-inspiring-incredible-woman/
Here is another article about Jessie: https://clyderiverpei.com/2011/06/29/mccradys-diss-hill-farm/
My suggestions for the Trans Canada Highway running through Clyde River are::
1. Murchison Road – named after Dr. A.J. Murchison a doctor in the community for many years – article here: https://clyderiverpei.com/2015/03/16/memories-of-my-childhood-in-the-murchison-home/
2. Ardmore Road – Ardmore is Gaelic for “great height” – celebrate the beautiful hills and view overlooking river. There is an Ardmore Road in Scotland in the area where ancestors of Clyde River originated.
3. Colonsay Road – many founding families in Clyde River and area came from Colonsay, Scotland. Here is a video of Colonsay – https://clyderiverpei.com/2017/02/07/colonsay-our-ancestral-home/ Also, here are some of the family names that have connections to Colonsay: https://clyderiverpei.com/2016/01/24/spencer-1806-passage-of-time/
I suggest the new highway be named the Clyburn Road – a combination of Clyde River and Bannockburn Rd. Also, a large section of the road runs through the former Scott farm and Mrs Edna Scott’s maiden name was Clyburn.
I’m sorry for the late reply – I hope it’s not too late to get a word in. For the old Trans Canada I suggest Unikansuk Road. Unikansuk is the Mi’kmaq place name for Clyde River according to the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI (http://mcpei.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Queens-Co-Updates-2019.jpg). I’m not sure what it means – that would be something to find out. I think an appropriate Mi’kmaq name might remind us of whose traditional lands we are on, and connect us to the ancient history of this beautiful place. If we want to do this we would need to check with the Confederacy and/or Abegweit First Nation to make sure they are OK with the name.