PARVANEH PESSIAN ppessian@durhamregion.com BROOKLIN -- Days after Canadians paused to remember the men and women who sacrificed their lives for their country, the community is honouring one of its local war heros. A road in Brooklin has been officially named Harvey Johnston Way as a tribute to Private Harvey William Johnston, an Ashburn resident who died in the Second World War. "This is a real honour for me," said his sister, Verna Lane, fighting back tears as she stood underneath the sign at the official unveiling on Nov. 12. Memory of Private Harvey Johnston cherished by family members > Brooklin street named after war hero RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND BROOKLIN -- Neill Johnston held onto a souvenir street sign during a ceremony dedicating a new street in Brooklin, Harvey Johnston Way. Private Harvey William Johnston moved to Ashburn when he was eight years old and lived on the 8th Concession, now known as Brawley Road, during his short life. He joined the army in 1943 and was killed two years later at the age of 21. See FAMILY'S page 5