Name of game is attention to detail

Sometimes the whole town turns stupid.
This time, the Dumb Dumb Award goes to the Town of Markham.
Here's why.
Relatives of a Second World War pilot killed in action have been told the Town of Markham can't correct a misspelled street sign, named in his honour.
When Gordon Weeden of East Gwillimbury pointed out his late uncle's name was spelled wrong, he was told by a town official it would be very difficult to correct.
The incorrectly spelled name (Gordon Weedon Road) is registered and the signs are up.
Yes, making the correction carries some difficulty. But, so does going to war and not coming home to Markham.
Gordon Weeden, a flying officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, died along with six crew members aboard their Lancaster bomber in December 1943. He was 23.
Markham has offered to name a park after Gordon Weeden.
Fine idea. But get the street sign fixed first.
Think of it as a deal: Gordon Weeden makes the ultimate sacrifice in the name of world peace, while Markham re-visits the registration process, makes the fix and sends out a public works crew to replace the street signs.
It's a good deal for Markham. Nobody will die.

Comments

[Andrew Keyes]

There does seem to be an epidemic of street name errors in Markham. In my subdivision alone there are two instances.

If it's a bird reference "Morning Dove" should have been "Mourning Dove", and "Horse Trail" somehow lost an 'r' and was named "Horse Tail".

[Diane26Pruitt]

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