A Placentia woman has been knocking on doors throughout the community, getting people to sign a petition asking the town to reincorporate the French name Plaisance in its new logo.

Plaisance was once the French capital of Newfoundland and some people are upset that the town decided to scrap the connection for its new logo.

Rachelle Connors, head of the Association française de Plaisance, has been getting signatures on a petition to get the Town of Placentia to bring back the former name of the French capital of Newfoundland. (CBC) "That logo will invite people to come in and give them pause to think, 'Hey this was the French capital, let's go see and let's spend some time here. Let's meet the people,'" said Rachelle Connors, head of the Association française de Plaisance.

So far, Connors estimates she had more than 500 signatures — and she's getting more every day.

Marie-Claire Bidaud O'Neill added her name to the list because she thinks losing the Plaisance is a loss for heritage.

"Everybody wants to know where they are from, what happened before and it's a unique card for this little town," she said.

The decision by town council to get rid of Plaisance in the new logo baffled some people, including Tom O'Keefe, president of the Placentia Area Historical Society.

"Somebody made a foolish mistake at some time and decided to drop the French language from the logo," said O'Keefe.

'I couldn't believe it'

Meanwhile, the decision in Placentia made waves as far away as Montreal.

Plaisance was the name of the former French capital of Newfoundland, but the Town of Placentia decided to rebrand its new logo and get rid of the French name. (CBC) Denyse Beaulieu said her ancestry can be traced to Placentia in the 1600s and 1700s.

Like Connors and others, Beaulieu said she wants to see Plaisance brought back and the decision to get rid of it made little sense.

"My first reaction was, I couldn't believe it," she said.

"Bringing the French name back to the sign also shows the French Canadians, and people from all over the world, that there was a history there."

Connors said she plans to being her petition to Mayor Wayne Power's attention and try to convince him and council to reverse the decision.

The mayor stands by the decision to get rid of the French name, but four councillors voted to bring back Plaisance and a motion has been put forward.

A meeting is being set up with the town council and communication company that made the new logo and even if the mayor votes against that motion, the name Plaisance could potentially be coming back.