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“No one takes it too seriously”: Ontario lake’s proposed new name draws little concern in its ports

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A proposed change to Lake Ontario’s name has become a talking point in ports on both sides of the lake.
  • American and Canadian sailors interviewed in the article largely treat the issue as a joke.
  • Toronto sailing company founder Howie Colt says people are responding by sharing memes and having fun.

A proposed change to the name of Lake Ontario is being discussed in ports on both sides of the lake, but sailors do not appear particularly troubled by it.

The reactions from American and Canadian boaters are described as relaxed. Rather than treating the name change as a serious dispute, many are following the jokes and memes surrounding it.

“For us, it’s no problem. We just look at the memes and have fun with it,” says Howie Colt, captain and founder of Gone Sailing Adventures, a Toronto company that rents sailboats.

For us, it’s no problem. We just look at the memes and have fun with it.

— Howie ColtThe Toronto sailing company founder describes how sailors are reacting to the proposed name change.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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