Hey njall, what do you think of these names I've given to Calgary's ward?
Overall, I like them. Some notes:
Ward 1: 'Bow' is an appropriate name, but could be confusing since the Bow River runs through much of the city (and Bow Trail is outside the ward). A more appropriate name could be something like 'Bowness-Tuscany' after two major communities in the ward.
Ward 2: This one doesn't really make sense to a Calgarian. I don't know why the provincial riding around here is called Calgary-Foothills, but the actual geographic place in Calgary that's called 'Foothills' is an industrial park in the southeast. A better name could be something like 'Crowfoot-Symons Valley.'
Ward 3: 'Nose Creek' works. Another potential name could be 'Northern Hills,' since all communities in the ward aside from Hidden Valley belong to the Northern Hills Community Association.
Ward 4: 'Nose Hill' works.
Ward 5: 'McCall' works, but could be made more descriptive by tacking 'Saddle Ridge' or 'Saddletowne' onto the name.
Ward 6: The name I've generally given this ward is 'East Springbank-Signal Hill,' since a number of the western communities are part of the East Springbank Area Structure Plan.
Ward 7: Confederation Park is only a boundary point for the ward, so it may not be the best place to draw a name from. Something like 'University-Fort Calgary' or 'Kensington-University' would work better IMO.
Ward 8: 'Currie' could work, but a name that could be preferable would be along the lines of 'Connaught-Lincoln Park,' which covers more of the geographic area and reach of the ward. Connaught is the Ward 8 portion of the densely-populated Beltline south of downtown, and Lincoln Park refers to a community in the southern part of the Ward, which (amongst other things) wholly contains the Mount Royal University campus.
Ward 9: 'Millican-Forest Lawn' works. The meaning of the 'Millican' name may be lost on some though, so changing 'Millican' to 'Inglewood' could be better.
Ward 10: 'Sunridge' is an appropriate name, potentially with 'Marlborough' tacked on to it.
Ward 11: 'Glenmore' is good for the southern part of the ward. Including a reference to the northern part by tacking on something like 'Victoria Park' could make it better.
Ward 12: 'Shepard' is a good name. Tacking 'Seton' onto it may make it more geographically descriptive.
Ward 13: Like Ward 2, 'Shaw' isn't the best name in terms of describing where the ward is. A better name would be 'Fish Creek West,' or potentially 'Woodcreek-Silverado.'
Ward 14: 'Fish Creek' is good. If you called Ward 13 'Fish Creek West,' this could be changed to 'Fish Creek East.'
