Deadline Nears For Input on Naming Wawa-Area Lakes

Time's almost up to give input as Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry considers naming a few local lakes after Canadian Armed Forces members who died in service.

At the centre of the discussion are seven lakes south of Negwazu Lake that the Ontario Geographic Names Board does not believe have names, with plans to name one lake after a Royal Canadian Infantry private who died during the First World War, another after a Royal Canadian Air Force navigator who died during the Second World War; two after Royal Canadian Navy seamen who died after a 1965 fire on the HMCS Nipigon; and three after Royal Canadian Navy seamen who died after a 1969 explosion on the HMCS Kootenay.

The deadline for a questionnaire posted on the MNRF website is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 6th.