Editing Talk:LeBreton Flats (section)

==Lebreton or LeBreton==
The article currently spells it "Le'''b'''reton", but I notice that [[user:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] recently added a note to the article that "Le'''B'''reton" is an alternate spelling.  A quick check of their respective web sites shows that the NCC and the City of Ottawa use the "LeBreton" spelling.  What is the correct spelling of the area, and if it is LeBreton, should the article be moved? ([[LeBreton Flats]] is currently a redirect) I don't think this issue has come up before -- the article appears to have been using "Lebreton" since it was created in 2005.  [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 17:45, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
:It appears that the book, ''An Acre of Time'' (perhaps the only comprehensive history book on the Flats), spells it "LeBreton". [http://www.philjenkins.ca/acres.htm] [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 17:52, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
::Both are frequently used. I think LeBreton is more of an archaic way of spelling it. -- [[User:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] - [[User talk:Earl Andrew|talk]] 18:58, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
:::You're right.  A Google search shows that both versions are widely used (some sites, like NCC Watch, even appear to indiscriminately switch back and forth between versions).  However, a bit of subsequent research shows that all three levels of government use the LeBreton spelling, the Flats were names after Captain John LeBreton, the official topographical name appears to be LeBreton (see [http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/sima_unique_v9?english?FDICV?C] and [http://www.onterm.gov.on.ca/geo/details_e.asp?letter=l&ind=901]), the media appears to use the LeBreton spelling (see, for example, the Ottawa Citizen ([http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=27893610-2494-48dc-baf5-63a4a2946542&k=43097]), the Ottawa Sun ([http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/ottawa150/2005/07/25/1147076.html]), CBC ([http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/12/12/lrt.html]), the Globe and Mail ([http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20051111.FASS11/TPStory/?query=Lebreton+Flats]), and so on...), and the Flats two biggest users (for now), the Canadian War Museum and Bluesfest, use the LeBreton spelling.  Although I initially asked the question "Lebreton or LeBreton" without knowing the answer, I am now inclined to believe that LeBreton is the appropriate and correct spelling, and that the article should be moved (with a notation that "Lebreton" is a common spelling). [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 11:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Just to add: the only "official" use of "Lebreton" that I could find (mind you, I might have missed stuff) was OC Transpo's "Lebreton station".  OC Transpo appears to go against the grain.  [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 11:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Not exactly! The Sign at [[Lebreton Station]] says "LeBreton". -- [[User:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] - [[User talk:Earl Andrew|talk]] 17:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::Although [[:Image:Lebreton trstwy.jpg|this image]] suggests that some of the OC Transpo signage also says "Lebreton".  The inconsistent signage doesn't surprise me, though. [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 19:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::: Ok, that photo doesnt show it, but I know there is a sign that says LeBreton there, as I went to the War Museum on Canada Day and saw it. -- [[User:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] - [[User talk:Earl Andrew|talk]] 20:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, I didn't doubt you. What I was saying is that it seems appropriate, given the evident confusion over the spelling, that OC Transpo would have both Lebreton and LeBreton signs. [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 20:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
I don't think this is generating any controversy, so I will move the article. [[User:Skeezix1000|Skeezix1000]] 13:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC)