Identifying Urban Adresses (Hamlets)

Roadway names are prepared and approved by the County based on an Avenue/Street grid system. Avenues run in a general east-west direction, and streets run in a general north-south direction.

Roadway numbers increase sequentially away from a centre (or point of origin). Roadways along primary axes are commonly given a name (i.e. Centre Ave, Main St, Railway Ave, Etc.) Typically, when the central intersection of the community is, for example, located at 50 Avenue and 50 Street, it is located in the NW quadrant and no directions are indicated. when roadways cross one of the primary aces, it is important that N, E, S, and/or W directions are included for all names and addresses in the community.

Roadway numbering is generally spaced approximately 100 metres apart (i.e., plan for 16 blocks each section/mile, or from one Range Road to the next). Where roadway is located in between, it may be suffixed with a letter (i.e. 51A Street between 51 Street and 52 Street).