Voting closed May 1/14  for the "Help Name a Waterfront Street" contest. The contest was launched on March 12 by Waterfront Toronto. Over a two-week period, the public was asked to submit street name suggestions via Facebook, Twitter and from their online poll. Submissions had to follow the City of Toronto’s Honourific and Street Naming Policy. The street being named is “Main Street” for the new Bayside Toronto development. It connects to Queens Quay Boulevard and runs along the water’s edge. It provides access to homes, shops, restaurants, offices – and the lake. 700 submissions were reviewed by a Selection Committee which included Councillor Pamela McConnell, Waterfront Toronto, Hines and Tridel as well as two neighbourhood representatives and a member of the Waterfront BIA. The winning name must be formally approved by the City of Toronto.The shortlisted names – which were selected from the almost seven hundred suggestions they received were: Aquaview Crescen, Azure Drive, Edgewater Drive, Kanadario Way (from the Iroquois word meaning “sparkling” or “beautiful” water), Merchants’ Wharf (for the wharf which was once located in this area), Water Street, Wendat Way (refrences the Wendat people, also called Huron). The votes for the short listed street names will be tallied and the winning name will be announced on May 5, 2014. The winning name will then be submitted to the City of Toronto for official approval.