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Global News
12 hours ago
- Business
- Global News
Vancouver man says institutions unable to recognize new Indigenous street name
David Gardiner received a handout from the City of Vancouver on June 6, telling him that his street name was going to be changing. He has lived on the now formerly-named Trutch Street for 40 years, which now bears the name šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street (pronounced sh-MUS-quee-um-AW-sum), which translates to Musqueamview in English. Signposts bear the English name below the official Musqueam name, which is written in the North American Phonetic Alphabet. Gardiner said he has no issue with the name change and it was not a surprise, but told Global News that when he tried to change his address to the legal Musqueam spelling — šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm — both of his banks told him they have no capacity, nor plans, to be able to recognize the official spelling. 'I think it was very unfair because I think they should have consulted all the stakeholders and that would include the City of Vancouver itself, the province of B.C., at least all the banks, whole bunch of what they call stakeholders, and they left that job to the residents of Trutch Street, former Trutch Street, and that's kind of ridiculous,' Gardiner added. Story continues below advertisement 'We're not being paid for this.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Gardiner said he is also having issues changing his address with his credit cards and MSP. 2:08 Vancouver's Trutch Street officially renamed to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Communications strategist Bill Tieleman said the city should have given residents way more than the two weeks' notice that they got. 'They had four years… they voted for this in 2021… and it's 2025 and they haven't done the work yet,' he said. Global News asked the City of Vancouver if staff sought data about how many Vancouverites are familiar with he North American Phonetic Alphabet but they said they did not have any. However, they said they are supporting people with questions via e-mail and they had reached out to service providers. Story continues below advertisement Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said that the name on Google Maps comes up as Musqueamview, so there are alternatives for people to use that for their address change. 'Change is hard,' he said, 'but it's the right change.'
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
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Newsroom Ready: B.C., Vancouver and First Nations partner for 2026 World Cup British Columbia's government, the City of Vancouver and three First Nations have signed an agreement to co-operate on hosting seven World Cup games in the city next year. The deal involving the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations is to ensure "interests of the nations are reflected" in planning and hosting the games. (June 27, 2025) 2:17 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Global News
4 days ago
- Business
- Global News
Cost of hosting FIFA World Cup in B.C. could be as high as $624M, province says
The cost of hosting seven FIFA World Cup matches next year remains on track, the B.C. government said in a release on Tuesday. The updated range for gross core costs of planning, staging and hosting the matches in Vancouver is now estimated to be between $532 million and $624 million, according to information provided by the province. The province estimates the portion it will contribute will be between $85 million and $145 million. 'Gross cost estimates increased as plans developed this year, particularly for safety and security and transportation,' the province said. The province says the costs of the event will be offset by estimated revenues of between $448 million and $478 million, which is higher than it originally estimated in 2024. 'After taking into account estimated revenues and recoveries, the Province estimates the updated total net cost of planning, staging and hosting seven FIFA World Cup 26 matches in Vancouver to be within a planning range of $85 million to $145 million, a similar range to last year,' the province said in the background document. Story continues below advertisement Meanwhile, the City of Vancouver's costs are estimated to be between $261 million and $281 million. However, with the addition of public sector service providers, including TransLink or health services — estimated to be between $54 million and $64 million — the total costs for the City of Vancouver could be between $315 million and $345 million. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy This would include integrated public safety and security within the hosting area; the provision of team training sites; the FIFA Fan Festival; brand protection, traffic and stadium zone management, and other required municipal, regional and provincial public sector services. 'The City of Vancouver's direct costs, including security, transportation, the FIFA Fan Festival and upcoming milestones remain on track, with no major changes from 2024's budget projections, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said in a statement. The FIFA World Cup 26 is less than one year away. 'Working with Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples helps us deliver an even better FIFA World Cup reflective of where we are, and who we are,' Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Spencer Chandra Herbert said. The province estimates that hosting seven matches will result in more than one million additional out-of-province visitors, generating over $1 billion in spending. It is also estimated to generate more than 18,000 jobs. Story continues below advertisement FIFA's economic impact assessment covers the period June 2023 to August 2026 and estimates that preparing for and hosting the tournament could contribute $1.7 billion in economic benefits for B.C. That includes a $980-million increase to GDP and $610 million in labour income. 3:19 FIFA is bringing 2026 congress to Vancouver Renovations and upgrades at the Killarney Park training site are underway, along with renovations and upgrades to BC Place, the province said. The City of Vancouver is planning for the FIFA Fan Festival.
Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
The Game: The story of a bear, an orca and the origin of hockey
Article content A children's book by Musqueam elder and storyteller Henry 'Ten Bears' Charles was almost lost to history. Article content Charles was inspired to write the story, an Indigenous take on the origin of hockey, in 2011, after watching the Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins in the first game of the Stanley Cup Final. Article content Article content 'He thought, 'I want to write a story where a bear plays an orca,'' Charles' longtime friend John Rose said. 'A little while later I ran into him, and he said, 'John, I've got the story in my trunk, do you have time?' It was in this three-ring binder. I read the story and loved it.' Article content Article content That story became The Game, an illustrated children's book published posthumously in March by Greystone Books. In it, Mene overhears Black Bear and Killer Whale arguing and devises a game to help them settle their argument once and for all. Mene turns water to ice, branches to sticks and fishing nets to goal nets. Then, he plucks a star from the sky above to be the puck. Article content Article content Charles was the last surviving member of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) to have lived in what is today the University Endowment Lands. After his parents and siblings moved to the Musqueam Reserve, Charles remained in the wooded area with his grandparents for five years. Article content He and Rose met more than 50 years ago, as students at Point Grey Secondary and as players with the Meraloma Rugby Club. They became reacquainted in 2011 when their old team came together to cheer on the juniors. By then, Charles was an accomplished writer, storyteller, Indigenous historian, greeter and Musqueam speaker. Rose was chair of Canuck Place Children's Hospice. Article content Article content From the start, Charles had intended to read his hockey story to kids at the hospice. After he died of a heart attack in 2017, Rose contacted his widow, Holly. Article content Article content 'He wrote a lot of stories, but at least I knew what the binder looked like. Eventually she found it. I thought, it's such a wonderful story that I want to make it into a book.' Article content Rose set out to find an illustrator. Through contacts, he met Shoshannah Greene. An Indigenous artist from Haida Gwaii and Emily Carr grad, Greene is a two-time Emerging Artist Scholarship Award recipient. Article content Armed with Charles' story and some of Greene's illustrations, he met with Greystone Books publisher Rob Sanders. Article content 'He said, 'I just want you to know, John, I get so many stories that we need to look at, so don't get your hopes up.' And then about two hours later he called me and he said, 'I love this story. We're going to publish it.''
Global News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Welcome to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street: Vancouver unveils Musqueam langauge signs
Musqueam leaders and representatives of the City of Vancouver gathered on the city's west side on Friday to unveil the official signage for a street that has been renamed in the First Nation's language. The road, formerly named Trutch Street, now bears the name šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street (pronounced sh-MUS-quee-um-AW-sum), which translates to Musqueamview in English. Signposts bear the English name below the official Musqueam name. 'It's a great feeling to actually see the name being changed, regardless of the political issue, just to see our language out in the public eye where people are living,' Musqueam elder Larry Grant, who manages the band's language and culture department, said. 'It's a really, really heartlifting feeling. Our youth can see it, we can see it, that our language is finally out in the open rather than stifled.' The street was formerly named after Joseph Trutch, B.C.'s first lieutenant governor, whose policies had devastating effects on Indigenous communities. Story continues below advertisement Trutch, who arrived in the province in 1859 and became B.C.'s chief commissioner of land and works in the 1860s, was considered an extreme racist. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim called the new name an 'important milestone' in the city's ongoing journey towards truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. 'The legacy of Joseph Trutch is one of harm. He was openly racist and actively worked to erase the rights of Indigenous peoples,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'He dismissed the very existence of Indigenous title, stripped communities of their land, reduced the size of reserves, and helped entrance policies that caused lasting harm with effects we feel to this day. That's not a legacy we should commemorate on a street sign.' 1:58 Vandals put 'Truth' in Trutch Street ahead of official name change Trutch Street runs between 18th and 1st Avenues on the city's west side in the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam people. Story continues below advertisement 'This day has been coming for over 10 years,' Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow told the crowd. Vancouver has gone through three mayors since the Musqueam first brought a request for the street's name to be changed. Council voted unanimously in 2021 to change the street's name, and the Musqueam gifted the new name to the city the following year. Sparrow acknowledged the new characters and the Musqueam hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language may be a challenge for some people at first, but said it will be a process of learning together. 'One lady, when we were in a public hearing, they were upset it was in our language, and they were going to have a hard time pronouncing it. And I invited those individuals down to our celebration we are having at our community today, to come down and learn,' Sparrow said. 'Our ancestors were forced to speak English. They were forced to do away without language. And if we are walking reconciliation, we walk together. And we all have a part to learn our language, and we will get there.'' 2:11 B.C. mayors look to change street named after politician Sir Joseph Trutch As a next step, the city will be installing an audio box and an interpretive sign near šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street at West Point Grey Road that provide more information about the new name, along with Joseph Trutch and why the name change happened. Story continues below advertisement Neighbour Patrick Purcell said the change will mean a bit of work around updating official documents for people who live on the street, but that the move was 'progress.' 'I think it's beautiful, and I think it's overdue … I am glad it shows the respect to Indigenous people they deserve,' he said. Sim said the city could look at renaming other streets in the future as a part of its efforts towards reconciliation.
