Atwood Street was named in honour of Flight Sergeant Bertram Atwood in 1963. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in June 1941 and trained through the British Commonwealth Air Training Program at Edmonton, Alberta; Prince Albert and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Atwood received his wings in February 1942 and went overseas two weeks later in March 1942. Between March and November 1942, he made at least 14 operational flights over Germany.
Atwood was killed in action during air operations over Germany on 13 January 1943 at 27 years of age.