An unofficial contest to name the West Don Lands park west of lower Bayview Ave. has chosen the name Corktown Common. The name was submitted to general voting by Toronto resident Tedd Konya. The contest was sponsored by Waterfront Toronto the weekly paper The Grid. The name references the Corktown neighbourhood within which the park will sit. Corktown is named to honour the Irish workers who settled there after the so-called Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century. The new name must be approved by Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting on June 18. During the six week Name That Park contest almost 450 suggestions were submitted and nearly 1,500 people voted for their favourite name during the voting round. Corktown Common, submitted by Mr. Konya, received the most votes.
