Fuzzy Boundaries

Thanks to the many residents in our neighbourhood who participated in this project over the past year, and especially those who cast a ballot in the final round of voting.

Voting is now finished, and we are tallying up the final results. The winner will be announced on Tuesday March 16th. Check back here soon!

Comments are now closed, and today is the final day to vote online until midnight, or at Yasi's Place (299 Wallace @ Campbell) until 3:00p.m.

You can also vote in-person when today's parade comes past your home!

Check back on this website on Tuesday, March 16th when the final results are announced!

how about petticoat junction? seriously i thought that we were closer to the old junction railway station than what is now called the junction. how about junction central.

i thought that we were closer to the actual junction railway station than what is now called the junction. should we be called junction central?

Here are my top 5 reasons to choose Black Oak Triangle:

You can say Black Oak Triangle without words. It's so easy to draw a triangle, even very young children can do a good job. It's fun to draw an oak leaf because there is no really wrong way to do it. When you look at the leaves of an oak tree, they are all slightly different, yet each is recognizable as an oak leaf.

The Black Oak tree itself is a creative and resilient tree. If there are no other trees of the same species nearby, it can produce offspring with Red Oaks and Pin Oaks. A young Black Oak tree can sprout new stems and recover from a fire.

The ecosystem found here is called a Black Oak Savannah. Our ecosystem is something we all share, so everyone is included in the name Black Oak. Today there is an initiative to reestablish many of the native plant species that are part of of the Black Oak system.

Our geography is defined by rail lines on three sides, creating a triangle within. Look for the shape of the triangle in railway bridges, rooftops and other structures where strength is needed.

"Triangle" has a rich and storied history in the area. Let's honour the strength of our neighbourhood activists, past present and future by making Triangle part of our name.

Fuzzy Boundaries and the Baturyn Concert Marching Band won't be deterred by a gloomy weekend forecast or rainy weather. Sunday's musical parade will happen, rain or shine. Hope you can join us beginning at 1 p.m.

Just curious why google maps has labelled our area as Silverthorn. If this is traditionally the name of the area why are we changing it?

I'm grateful for the wisdom expressed in the Pro's and Con's posting. Personally, I'm kind of wondering what this whole process was about if we just end up keeping Junction Triangle/South Junction Triangle. I thought that we were supposed to try to distinguish ourselves from the Junction... Anyway, I will support the results of this democratic process, but am disheartened that people seem inclined to stick with the familiar name that seems to make us a kind of annex to the Junction proper.
Personally, I liked the alliteration of Cooper's Crossing, but that one didn't make it. I think I might vote for Black Oak Triangle, but I agree that it does seem to take a page from suburban subdivisions named after nature that is nowhere in sight. However, I think this name carries with it the obligation to plant more black oaks in the neighbourhood to avoid said poseur-ness, which is a good thing. I am planning to do some planting this year, so if we get that moniker, I will definitely be inclined in that direction.
I like the island, or maybe, what the heck, black oak island, or rail island, alas I think it is too late to get any of those names into the pool.
Just my two cents. Two days of voting left.

We are moving to the neighbourhood mid April and cannot wait!

I like the names Rail Path, Rail District and Rail Town. Although "The Wedge" sounds cool and edgy, it does remind me of a wedgie and therefore maybe implies that the neighbourhood is an unpleasant experience! : )

I am very excited to be moving to neighbourhood that has people committed to increasing the community vibe and so with much participation.

Thanks

Charlotte

For anyone who would like to ponder the Top Ten Names on the ballot over a "cold pop" can now do it at Boo Radley's. Michael and Shelley are now sporting a Fuzzy Boundaries ballot box (and ballots) at the bar until they close on Saturday night. You can find Boo's at 1482 Dupont Street on the Northwest corner of Campbell and Dupont.

Wallace Crossing, Track Town, Trestle Town or The Void. Logging in too late, I wasn't too happy with the long list, now not very happy with the short list.

Thanks for the process, at least it isn't a BIA deciding what to call it.

On Sunday, March 14, beginning at 1 p.m., Fuzzy Boundaries will be bringing music to the streets of our neighbourhood to encourage people to vote before the polls close (online until midnight) and celebrate the end of the naming project.
There are three ways to enjoy the music of the Baturyn Concert Marching Band. A musical parade will be passing by a majority of the houses in the neighbourhood (route map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3469062). You can see the band go by twice at Perth Park. Or, you can take a walk through the neighbourhood with us as the band plays on.
More details will follow (and a better map when our over-worked web guy gets a moment), but we hope that you will tell your friends about this special event in our neighbourhood.

With a week to go in voting in the second (and final) round of the Fuzzy Boundaries naming project, we just wanted to let you know we are working on something special. The details will follow over the next couple of days.

In the meantime, thank you to the hundreds of people who have participated so far and voted to select a neighbourhood name. We have received loads of positive feedback and comments from residents all over the neighbourhood as we have canvassed door-to-door and posted lawn signs in many places. The growing involvement of so many people makes the project worth the effort.

I am partial to any of the names that do not say Junction. Life gets complicated when we snatch other people's area names. And technically we are east of the Junction. I agree with folks who want us to choose a name that is unique and different; kind of like the eclectic bunch of us who live here. Happy with the selection of names people have put forward.

And boys, we need to halt the petty bickering and bravado gesturing - We really need more women at the helm of these discussions.

I like learning about the names people like and why. Lets keep that conversation moving forward.

A very exciting project!

I thought it was great when we went door to door how much positive feedback there was. Lots of friendly faces and lots of people who said they'd voted already. I finally cast my vote today. Looking forward to seeing how my favourites fare.

I am not sure I would be happy to live in a neighbourhood named for a popular school yard torture tactic.

If you use the word "Junction" in your naming process it will just re-enforce the fact that you're all WANNA BE Junctioneers!