Oshawa street named after Residential School founding father finally getting name change

September 6, 2024

It’s taken three years to get here but a street named for one of the founding fathers of the Residential School system may finally get a name change this month. Bagot Street, a road with just four addresses on it but considered an important connection to as it leads directly to Oshawa City Hall, the McLaughlin Public Library and the Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, will be known as Debwewin Miikan – ‘Truth Road’ in Anishinaabemowin…