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Originally Posted by Andy6
Saskatoon and other western Canadian cities were being populated by Ontarians, so those names served as social signifiers and added value from the point of view of real estate promoters. Winnipeg also had a Spadina Avenue although its name was later changed.
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Makes sense. I myself have wondered whether the ubiquity of names such as Lorne, Dufferin, and Lansdowne have more to do with the Governors General they are named for, or with their reminiscence of "Old Ontario" to newcomers.
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