It’s official, Saanich.
The municipality’s new mini street sweeper, used to clean debris from bike lanes, will be called “Curby.”
After narrowing down the list of possibilities from 250 to five, Saanich has finally chosen a name for its new bike lane sweeper. This decision comes after over 500 votes were cast through the public participation platform HelloSaanich.
Meet Curby, the winning name for Saanich’s mini sweeper!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Name That Sweeper contest ????
We received 258 name submissions
Curby was your number one choice!
The runner up was Lightning McClean and third place goes to Sweep Pea ????️ pic.twitter.com/DCw9xPOXE2
— Dean Murdock (@Dean_Murdock) May 28, 2024
The top contenders were:
- Curby (28% of the votes)
- Lightning McClean (22% of the votes)
- Sweep Pea (21% of the votes)
- Sweepasaurus Rex (15% of the votes)
- Sweeping Beauty (14% of the votes)
Most Victoria Buzz staff were rooting for Lightning McClean to win, but hey, the name Curby is great as well!
Saanich decided to hold a competition to name the sweeper in order to help raise awareness of all the tasks the public works department does.
What do you think of the new name? Was that your favourite?
