Avenue to be Renamed after Former Mayor Peter Polischuk

Avenue to be Renamed after Former Mayor Peter Polischuk

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

Members of Mundare town council decided to rename the portion of 50th Avenue from Highway 855 to 50 Street to Polischuk Avenue in honour of the town’s longest serving mayor during its May 18 meeting.

While all of council agreed that it was a great idea to honour Polischuk, Councillor Irene Talaga and Councillor Cheryl Callinoiu wanted the street sign to include (Senior) in the name because of Polischuk’s son, Peter Junior, in order to make the distinction and prevent any possible confusion as to whom the road was named after.

But Mayor Mike Saric and Councillor Jason Kowal said that none of the other streets named after former mayors had that distinction and included only their last names.

Both Saric and Kowal wanted to keep the names consistent throughout the town, and in the end Councillor Frank Rosypal sided with them to pass the motion. The street will be officially named Polischuk Avenue and an unveiling ceremony will be held at a later date.

Council’s decision comes on the heels of a formal request made by resident Lois Zyla to have a street named in Polischuk’s honour. Polischuk served as mayor from 1967 to 1980.