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Vote for your Favourite Name for Station Street Park
The time has come to vote for your favourite name for Station Street Park. From all community submissions, 3 names were selected by a panel made up of two members of Council, two Quw'utsun Elders, and two members of the Downtown Duncan BIA.
To recognize and celebrate the cultural richness of our community, each of the three names have been adapted in both Hul'q'umi'num' and English. Currently there is no equivalent word for park/square/or place in Hul'q'umi'num' but efforts are underway to develop new terms as part of ongoing language revitalization work. The Hul'q'umi'num' names represent the primary name i.e.., Friendship = Hiiye'yutul'.
The selected names are:
Salish Spirit Place – Salish Suli
Friendship Square – Hiiye'yutul'
Gathering Place – Sq'uq'iptul
Check out how to say each name in Hul'q'umi'num' by clicking the videos.
Please go to the poll below to vote for your favourite name! The poll will close on April 11, 2025 and the top name will be presented to Council for a final decision.
Thank you for your participation!
Vote for your Favourite Name for Station Street Park
The time has come to vote for your favourite name for Station Street Park. From all community submissions, 3 names were selected by a panel made up of two members of Council, two Quw'utsun Elders, and two members of the Downtown Duncan BIA.
To recognize and celebrate the cultural richness of our community, each of the three names have been adapted in both Hul'q'umi'num' and English. Currently there is no equivalent word for park/square/or place in Hul'q'umi'num' but efforts are underway to develop new terms as part of ongoing language revitalization work. The Hul'q'umi'num' names represent the primary name i.e.., Friendship = Hiiye'yutul'.
The selected names are:
Salish Spirit Place – Salish Suli
Friendship Square – Hiiye'yutul'
Gathering Place – Sq'uq'iptul
Check out how to say each name in Hul'q'umi'num' by clicking the videos.
Please go to the poll below to vote for your favourite name! The poll will close on April 11, 2025 and the top name will be presented to Council for a final decision.
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Page last updated: 21 Mar 2025, 03:50 PM
Listen to each name in Hul'q'umi'num
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Option 1: Salish Spirit Place– Salish Suli
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Option 2: Friendship Square – Hiiye'yutul'
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Option 3: Gathering Place – Sq'uq'iptul
Project Phases
Construction
Station Street Placemaking Project is currently at this stage
Project Updates
March 2025:
🚧 Station Street Placemaking Project Construction Update
The project is making good progress, but is about 3 weeks behind schedule
Stage base columns, bases for stools, tables, benches, and totem poles are complete.
Stage installation is substantially complete.
Civil site servicing, except for electrical crossing is complete.
Sidewalk preparation is under way.
Washroom building is fully framed, with roofing, siding, with plumbing, wiring and electrical complete (being constructed by NEXUS offsite)
The 2 day closure of Craig Street to complete the electrical crossing is anticipated for late April
December 2024:
🚧 Station Street Placemaking Project Construction Update
The sidewalks adjacent to the park site on Station Street and Craig Street will be temporarily closed beginning on December 30th. This closure will be ongoing for the remainder of the project, as the sidewalk areas are part of the project design. The existing tulip tree and streetlight on Craig Street will not be removed.
November 2024:
🚧 Station Street Placemaking Project Construction Starts Nov. 25! 🚧
Construction fencing will be going up starting today, Friday, November 22nd, as we prepare for the exciting Station Street Placemaking Project! 🌟
There will be no construction related road closures, or road work between now and April 2025.
A portion of the City parking lot on Kenneth Street closest to Canada Avenue is being used by the contractor for the duration of construction.
Sidewalks on Craig Street and Station Street that border the park, and are part of the project, to be closed until project completion (April 30, 2025)
The successful contractor will undertake construction of all project features.
Concept Plan Refinement
this is an upcoming stage for Station Street Placemaking Project
The City has retained McElhanney - a multi-disciplinary design firm - to complete a detailed engineering and landscape design. The first step is to further refine the concept plan based on feedback from Council and the Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Association.
Detailed Engineering and Landscape Architecture Design
this is an upcoming stage for Station Street Placemaking Project
The design consultant will prepare construction-ready engineering, landscape architecture, lighting, electrical, and washroom building plans.
Construction Tendering
this is an upcoming stage for Station Street Placemaking Project
The City issued a tender to solicit bids from qualified contractors for construction of the project. All bids came back over budget. The City will proceed with a redesign and retender.
Plan Redesign and Retender
this is an upcoming stage for Station Street Placemaking Project
The City will proceed with a redesign to achieve a comparable result within the budget. Once complete, the City will issue a new tender for the project.