James Short Park and Parkade renamed 和園 Harmony Park and Parkade

The City of Calgary has renamed James Short Park and Parkade as 和園 Harmony Park and Parkade, removing ties to a prominent Calgarian who held anti-Chinese views. The park and parkade, located in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue S.W. just south of Chinatown, was named after James Short in 1991. Chinatown community members had encouraged city officials to replace the name as Short, who lived in Calgary in the late 1800s and early 1900s, voiced anti-Chinese sentiments that contributed to