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Old 11-12-2013, 08:17 AM   #19
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Not sure if they have anything like this in Calgary... but I grew up in a neighbourhood here in Saskatoon called Montgomery. It is named after Bernard Montgomery and every street is named after some significant World War event or person. Dieppe, Caen, Normandy, Mountbatten etc..

When the vets got back from WW2, like my Grandpa, they were given a choice. A lump sum of money or a plot of land in what would be Montgomery. These were half acre lots that many of which still stand unmolested (some of have been sub divided but a recent bylaw passed prevents that now).

Here is a recent article talking about the monument erected with all of the veterans names on it who served and lived in Montgomery:

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/M...050/story.html

Plaques on every street describe the significance behind the name (spoilered for size):

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