JasonParis
Moderator
Although, the media have mostly stopped doing that for two years now.
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People need to stop living in the 1800s. Yorkville and other municipalities were amalgamated into a single city. All neighbourhoods in Toronto should be struck from the public consciousness and renamed "Toronto."
why not revise history and erase all traces from all records?
People need to stop living in the 1980's. Scarborough and the other municipalities were amalgamated into a single city. So Scarborough should be out of the news reports for that reason.
Jays753, they are making fun of your idea because it is stupid. Most of this city was amalgamated from separate towns over a century before the 1980s and we still use those names today. Nobody will EVER forget the names Scarborough, Etobicoke, York, etc. They are themselves composed of distinct neighbourhoods and if you suggest your point of view to people living in those areas, you will encounter heavy resistance.
I'm afraid your suggestion doesn't reconcile with the entire Canadian identity.
I have news for you: Scarborough, Etobicoke, and the Yorks all still exist. They are simply part of the larger City of Toronto. The names didn't magically disappear in 1998. Go look at a map if you don't believe me.
Naming store locations the way they are makes sense. This is a huge city, and listing locations properly is more descriptive and helpful than just "Toronto." How is it a problem if people unfamiliar with the area think Etobicoke is still a city? It will literally take them 5 seconds to figure it out just by looking at road signs and maps.
This has nothing to do with loving or hating amalgamation, it is simply the way things are.
Also, there/they're/their and your/you're.