Ontario Geographic Names Board rejected names since 2015
Proposed name
OGNB Review
Result Rationale
Meeting
date Municipality
Comfort Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Algoma
John Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Algoma
Moggy Creek
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Algoma
Robert Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Algoma
Green Heart
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18
Sturgeon Lake, District of
Kenora
Hurtubise
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18
French River, District of
Parry Sound
Knapp Creek
Not
recommended Failed to
meet
2015-08-18 County of Simcoe 

naming
principles
LaPrade Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Thunder Bay
Lost Loon
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18
Little Sand Lake, District
of Kenora
Marion Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 County of Hastings
Ti-Pit Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Algoma
Uni Lakes
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2015-08-18 District of Kenora
Coulthart Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08
United Counties of
Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry
Heart Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08 District of Rainy River 

Johnson Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08 District of Rainy River
McInnis Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08 District of Kenora
Mike's Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08 District of Nipissing
Wilma's Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-01-08 District of Parry Sound
Brannan Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-06-06 District of Kenora
Sandal Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-06-06 District of Kenora
Teresa Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-06-06 District of Thunder Bay
Bates Lake
Not
recommended Failed to
meet
2016-09-16 District of Nipissing 

naming
principles
Calling Loons
Cove
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-09-16 District of Parry Sound
Mnzhign-Mnis
Wiikwed
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2016-09-16 District of Parry Sound
EeWahKee
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-01-27 County of Haliburton
pointe Pelée
*Not
recommended
to replace
official name
Point Pelee,
but given
official alternate
status
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-01-27 County of Essex
Two Loon
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-01-27 County of Haliburton
John Coffman
Creek
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-05-18 District of Nipissing 

Shining Waters
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-05-18 District of Parry Sound
Van Cleaf
Beach
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-05-18 Wentworth County
Frederick Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-10-27 District of Kenora
Nortohie Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-10-27 District of Cochrane
Ora Ellis Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-10-27 District of Manitoulin
Renato's Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-10-27 District of Nipissing
Rizzuto Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2017-10-27 City of Hamilton
Rhutilda Lake
Not
recommended Failed to
meet
2018-03-09 District of Algoma 

naming
principles
Camp Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 District of Algoma
Cigar Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 District of Algoma
Bloor's Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 County of Haliburton
Jack Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 District of Nipissing
Lake Brigitte
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 District of Cochrane
Yellow Dog
Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 District of Kenora
Lake Kia Kaha
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-03-09 County of Frontenac 

Mount Barton
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-05-25 District of Nipissing
Butter Blue
Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-11-09 City of Hamilton
Frieda Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-11-09 District of Parry Sound
Isle of Corg
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-11-09
District Municipality of
Muskoka
Jensen's Bay
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2018-11-09 City of Quinte West
My Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2019-02-08 District of Nipissing
Pops' Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2019-02-08 District of Rainy River
Rib Mountain
Not
recommended Failed to
meet
2019-02-08 District of Nipissing 

naming
principles
Joseph Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2019-02-08 County of Peterborough
Bailey Island
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2019-09-12 District of Sudbury
Betty's Lake
Not
recommended
Failed to
meet
naming
principles 2019-09-12 District of Kenora 

Ontario Geographic Names Board recommended names
subsequently approved by the Minister of Natural Resources and
Forestry since 2015
Cockaday Lake
McCubbin Lake
Alice Lake
Amikoons Island
Armstrong Lake
Bally-Ho Island
Banen Island
Bay of the Singing Sand
Ben Tuk Island
Bennett -West Davignon Channel
Bigelow Island
Blueberry Island East
Blueberry Island West
Blueberry Patch
Bonfire Island
Brenton Lake
Buchanan Lake
Bulger Lake
Caribou Mountain
Challis Island
Chicadee Island
Chief Nawash Creek
Chief Tonene Lake
Cressy Lake
Cutfinger Lake
Doehead Lake
Dow's Lake
Eaton Lake
Eleanor Island
Equay Miniss
Etobicoke Point
Galloway Lake
Gibbs Lake
Glen Kelvin Islands
Goodwill Bay
Greer Lake
Hardy Lake
Heinselman Lake
Heisey Islands 

Horley Island
Hurricane Island
Hurtubise Island
Hydro Lake
Île-aux-Chênes
Island Lake
Keewaydin Island
Kichi-Wepigone
Loon Island
Lower Basin A
Lower McQuown Lake
Luna Bay
Manitou Minisees
McDouall Lake
McPhee's Creek
Mimico Harbour
Minisaabik Island
Moncrieff Lake
Nash Creek
Northeast Lake
Oak Island
Ohnigahmeesing
Osprey Bay
Perrier Lake
Pitt Lake
Pointe Pelée (language status change only, official alternate name to official name Point Pelee)
Porter Lake
Radenhurst Lake
Reilley Lake
Roberts Lake
Rock Lake
Sawers Creek
Sherin Island
Singh Lake
Sleep Lake
Songideye Island
South Blue Sky Lake
Splashing Rock Island
Stringer Lake
Sunset Island
Swingler Lake
Tsitonhowisenhne Island
Upper Basin A
VanCleaf Lake 

Wardell Lake
Waterwitch Lake
Weecogameeng
Wecoggahming
Whiskey Jack Lake
Yonnondio Island
Young's Point 