The Ontario government launched an online review over the weekend after some provincial and federal websites began displaying “Lake America” in place of “Lake Ontario.”
Maps on Hydro One, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario, and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) websites all showed “Lake America” after Google modified the name of the lake on digital maps in the United States.
Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford said the discrepancy appeared in Ontario because local sites were pulling map data directly from Google Maps.
“Following recent changes by Google, we’re actively reviewing our websites to make sure they all identify Lake Ontario by its correct name: Lake Ontario,” Crawford said in a social media post. “As Ontarians, we will always stand up for our province, our identity and the places that define it.”…