BC NDP bureaucrats paint over familiar street and city signs — while ordinary British Columbians look on, baffled.
Under the BC NDP government, hundreds of streets, schools, parks, cities, and geographic features across British Columbia have been — or are being — renamed to Indigenous language names that most British Columbians have never seen and cannot pronounce. No referendum. No community vote. No public consultation beyond selected Indigenous groups. And no one is counting the cost.
BC NDP bureaucrats paint over familiar street and city signs — while ordinary British Columbians look on, baffled.
Languages being used in BC renamings (many use special characters, diacritical marks, and numbers not found in English):
| Old Name | New Name | Language | Location / Region | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Charlotte Islands | Haida Gwaii | Haida | Northwest BC coast | 2010 | Geographic |
| Queen Charlotte City | Daajing Giids | Haida | Haida Gwaii | 2022 | City |
| Sir John A. Macdonald Elementary | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Elementary | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver (Musqueam territory) | 2021 | School |
| Lord Strathcona Elementary | Šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh | Vancouver (East Side) | 2021 | School |
| Tecumseh Elementary | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Ūxwumixw School | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh | Vancouver | 2022 | School |
| Lord Selkirk Elementary | q̓ʷɑːnƛ̓ən̓ Elementary | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver | 2022 | School |
| Simon Fraser Elementary | Xpey' Elementary | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver (Fraser area) | 2023 | School |
| David Livingstone Elementary | ćəsnaʔəm Elementary | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver (Marpole) | 2023 | School |
| James Bay (partial) | Lekwungen Cultural District | Lekwungen | Victoria | 2022 | District |
| Saanich Peninsula (official signage) | W̱SÁNEĆ territory | SENĆOŦEN | Greater Victoria | 2021 | Geographic |
| Prince George area (territorial signage) | Lheidli T'enneh Homeland | Dakelh | Prince George | 2020 | Geographic |
| Skeena Country (provincial signage) | Gitxsan / Wet'suwet'en Territory | Gitsenimx̱ / Witsuwit'en | Northwest BC | 2019 | Geographic |
| Nass Valley (provincial maps) | Nisga'a Lisims | Nisga'a | Northwest BC | 2018 | Geographic |
| Kamloops (dual signage added) | Tk'emlúps | Secwepemctsín | Interior BC | 2021 | City |
| Spallumcheen (municipal) | Splatsin | nsyilxcən | Okanagan | 2016 | City |
| Thompson River (signage) | Nlaka'pamux / Secwépemc territory | Nłeʔkepmxcín | Fraser Canyon / Interior | 2022 | Geographic |
| Jericho Beach Park (area) | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Cultural Site | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver (West Side) | 2023 | Park |
| Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park | Tatshenshini-Alsek / Kluane (dual-named) | Tlingit / Champagne-Aishihik | Northwest BC | 2020 | Park |
| Burrard Bridge South Approach | Sen̓áḵw (honorary signage) | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh | Vancouver | 2023 | Street |
| Johnson Street / Old Town area | Lekwungen Skowshealth Way (honorary) | Lekwungen | Victoria downtown | 2022 | Street |
| Port Hardy area (signage) | Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw territory | Kwak'wala | North Vancouver Island | 2021 | Geographic |
| Campbell River (area signage) | We Wai Kai / Wei Wai Kum territory | Kwak'wala | Central Vancouver Island | 2022 | Geographic |
| General Wolfe Elementary | sən̓aʔqʷ Elementary | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh | Vancouver (Kitsilano) | 2024 | School |
| Henry Begg Elementary | ʔəy̓alməxʷ Elementary | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver (South) | 2024 | School |
| Prince of Wales Secondary | sʔi:l̕əqʷ Secondary (proposed) | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | Vancouver | 2025 | School |
* Table compiled from public records, news sources, and government announcements. Some renamings are official; others are honorary or proposed. Dates reflect announcement or implementation year.