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His hometown of Brantford, Ontario, renamed Park Road North to " Wayne Gretzky Parkway " as well as renaming the North Park Recreation Centre to The Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre.
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His play now attracted media attention beyond his hometown of Brantford, including a profile by John Iaboni in the Toronto Telegram in October 1971.
He led his hometown of Brantford, Ontario to become the first municipality in North America to ban the trade and possession of sharkfin through a by-law passed on May 24, 2011.
In 2008, Gretzky played six games for his hometown Brantford Blast team in the senior league Major League Hockey, which went on to win the 2008 Allan Cup, after which Gretzky retired from organized competition.
hometown and Ontario
Settled in the mid-1500s, the city was later founded in 1867 by the Archibalds: Brothers John Sidney and Edward T., along with their cousin George Archibald named it after their hometown of Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
Naponee's name originates with Napanee, Ontario, the hometown of a Canadian who fought in the Civil War and bought land along the Republican River.
Watford was incorporated in June 1915, and was named by Dr. Vaughan G. Morris ( 1879 – 1940 ) for his hometown of Watford, Ontario.
By 1850, along with John Mitchell, Frederick platted the village and named it Belleville after his hometown of Belleville, Ontario.
Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, but grew up in Nepean, Ontario ( a suburb of Ottawa, now a district in that city ) where he attended Bell High School and played for his hometown Nepean Raiders Junior A hockey team.
Gilmour grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario playing rep for the Kingston Legionnaires program of the OMHA's Eastern Ontario Minor Hockey League.
It is presented each year during a banquet ceremony in Leacock ’ s hometown of Orillia, Ontario.
On July 21, 2007, he fought Christopher Daniels in Timmins, Ontario, defeating him via the Superkick and in his hometown of North Bay, Ontario on August 11, 2007, he defeated Robert Roode with the same move.
philanthropy that benefited local charities such as the Kiwanis Boys Clubs of Toronto and the Stevenson Memorial Hospital of his hometown of Alliston, Ontario.
Ramsay returns to his description of his childhood and hometown, Deptford, which is located in Southern Ontario, on the Thames river.
Prentice began his campaign in Calgary and toured parts of Ontario, specifically visiting Kingston, Ontario, the hometown of the first Canadian Conservative Leader Sir John A. Macdonald and also the city where one of his daughters attends Queen's University.
Throughout his political career, Davis often remarked upon the lasting influence of his hometown of Brampton, Ontario.
Thornton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of St. Thomas, Ontario, for the St. Thomas Travelers.
His play impressed scouts, and he was taken ninth overall by his hometown Kitchener Rangers in the 1981 Ontario Hockey League draft.
Boynton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Nobleton, Ontario with the NobleKing Knights before moving to AAA with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of the OMHA.
From their hometown of Guelph the band relocated to London, Ontario and then to Toronto, where in 2001 they released their self-titled first album.
Brooks and Constance were married in her hometown of Windsor, Ontario, Canada on October 8, 1960.
Of Irish Catholic descent, Manion studied medicine at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and at the University of Edinburgh before settling in his hometown of Fort William, Ontario where his parents had lived since 1888.
After playing bantam and Junior B in his hometown Windsor, Ontario, Jovanovski joined the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) with the Windsor Spitfires.
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A post office in his hometown of Bloomington, Minnesota was renamed the Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office and his former middle school, Oak Grove Middle School in Bloomington, encourages eighth-grade students to participate in an annual Tom Burnett Day of Service.
In writing about his hometown he renamed it " Thalia " and in order to film " Thalia " Bogdanovich went back to Archer City.
Xiangshan, Sun's hometown in Guangdong, was renamed Zhongshan in his honor, and there is a hall dedicated to his memory at the Temple of Azure Clouds in Beijing.
In 2002, a street which surrounds the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium in his hometown was renamed " Paul Shaffer Drive.
Its name caused so much confusion that the city was renamed Cork, after the postmaster's Irish hometown.
Burke's Corners was briefly renamed Honeoye, for the New York hometown of several newly-arrived residents.
The town was renamed Lebanon after the hometown of a respected minister – Lebanon, Tennessee.
Lieuallen renamed the post office after his hometown, Weston, Missouri.
Uthai Thani is most famous as being the hometown of the father of King Rama I. Rama I also renamed the city from its old name Uthai to Uthai Thani.
* On 25 October 1997 a tribute sculpture to Gallagher was unveiled in the newly renamed Rory Gallagher Place ( formerly St. Paul's St. Square ) in his hometown of Cork.
* Part of 18th Street in his hometown of Burlington, Colorado was renamed Mike Lounge Drive in his honor.
In 2001, the club moved from Kawasaki to Chōfu, Tokyo and was renamed Tokyo Verdy 1969 to reflect the new hometown and the club's origins as Yomiuri F. C.
Released by Newcastle after an injury hit two seasons, Moore moved to his hometown club Queensland Roar ( later renamed Brisbane Roar ) in the Australian A-League, as their captain and Marquee player.
It then was renamed The John Bassett Moore Intermediate School, a public school for the 5th and 6th grades in his hometown of Smyrna, Delaware.
His hometown of Philadelphia, also has a four block radius renamed " Bobby Rydell Boulevard " where the entertainer grew up.
Recently, the community centre in Blake's hometown of Coniston, Ontario has been renamed the " Toe Blake Memorial Arena " in his honour.
He renamed the land Glendale after his hometown in Ohio.
Placing the schooner under British registry in order to avoid being subjected to U. S. law, Bill renamed the vessel Tomoka ( after the name of the River that runs through his hometown of Holly Hill ).
He renamed the town ' Belfast ' after his hometown in Northern Ireland.
In honor of his legacy, Tovar's hometown of Matamoros, Mexico, renamed a main avenue located in the northwest part of the city, Avenida Rigo Tovar.
The community centre in his hometown of Owen Sound, where he continued to live after retiring, was renamed in his honour prior to his death.
He renamed it Cuenca after his hometown Cuenca, Spain.
Four years later it was renamed Villa del Pilar by Spanish priest Marcial Antonio Uliambre, for the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar () in his hometown of Zaragoza.
To commemorate him the old San Lorenzo street and his hometown in Paraguay were renamed after him, on June 17 1942.
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