Ontario township seeks new namesake, but will keep its name: mayor
An eastern Ontario township is preparing to turn its back on the slave owner it’s named for.
It just won’t turn its back on the name.
Mayor Pierre Leroux says Russell Township had been the subject of online scorn over the past week because it was named for Peter Russell, an 18th-century government official who delayed the abolition of slavery.
Some called for the name to be changed, while others said it should remain the same.