Four designs for a Flamborough flag, recently unveiled by the Grant of Arms Committee, are being presented to the community for feedback.
Committee chair Nathan Tidridge said members of the local committee hope residents of Flamborough will consider the designs and let them know by the end of August which of them they find most appealing. “It’s a great way to highlight local identity and history,” he said of the flag and the new coat of arms for Flamborough which are expected to be formally presented to the community by the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society (WEFHS) this fall.
The committee, composed of volunteers from every corner of Flamborough, has been working since last September to come up with an official coat of arms and flag for the community. After approving a design for the coat of arms in April, it moved on to developing a flag.
The flag designs being considered all include a depiction of water and greenery: the first option is a green flag with a white horizontal stripe across its middle and a triangular bump on the stripe’s upper edge. A wavy blue stripe runs through the middle of the white stripe and a white pine tree rests in the upper left-hand corner of the flag; the second option is a white flag featuring a wavy blue cross and a green pine tree in its upper left-hand corner; the third is identical to option two except for the addition of small green stripes running parallel to the arms of the cross and the fourth design is a white flag charged with a blue cross with a blue diamond superimposed at its centre where a white pine tree rests.
All of the flags incorporate a rearrangement of at least some of the colours and symbols that appear on the Flamborough coat of arms.
Anyone wanting to comment on the designs can e-mail wefhs@hpl.ca or write the Grant of Arms Committee, The Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, P.O. Box 1044, Waterdown, LOR 2HO.
“It really has been a collaborative effort,” Tidridge said of the work done to create the coat of arms and flag designs. The committee has met numerous times since January at locations throughout Flamborough, including Waterdown, Rockton (Beverly Township), Carlisle, Strabane and Clappison’s Corners.
“We would like to meet in Troy or Clyde before we finish our work,” the committee chair said.Tidridge, who teaches history at Waterdown District High School, said his favourite part of the project was visiting various communities and learning about them.
He and his wife, Christine Vanderwal, along with committee member Kim Janjic, also enjoyed a private tour of the Canadian Heraldic Authority headquarters at Rideau Hall in Ottawa last month, where they met the Chief Herald of Canada, Claire Boudreau and the Saguenay Herald, Dr. Forrest Pass, a specialist in the field of symbolism who has been assigned to the Flamborough file.
Tidridge explained that a Grant of Arms is an honour from the Canadian Crown, something he feels has more significance and relevance in light of the recent visit to Canada by Queen Elizabeth II.
The committee is also looking for promotional ideas and partnerships to help unveil the Flamborough coat of arms and flag. They are looking at a number of possibilities, including a gala dinner, a partnership with the Rockton Agricultural Society to unveil the coat of arms at the Rockton World’s Fair on Thanksgiving weekend or a flag-raising ceremony attended by special guests, such as the Herald, Forrest Pass, or Lieutenant Governor David Onley.
While the coat of arms and flag will be held by the WEFHS in trust, they will be turned over to the community for residents to use, Tidridge explained. He said the new Flamborough flag can be flown at residents’ homes, at the Flamborough Santa Claus Parade, community fairs or events, such as the recent Oh Canada! Ribfest in Waterdown.
Four designs for a Flamborough flag, recently unveiled by the Grant of Arms Committee, are being presented to the community for feedback.
Committee chair Nathan Tidridge said members of the local committee hope residents of Flamborough will consider the designs and let them know by the end of August which of them they find most appealing. “It’s a great way to highlight local identity and history,” he said of the flag and the new coat of arms for Flamborough which are expected to be formally presented to the community by the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society (WEFHS) this fall.
The committee, composed of volunteers from every corner of Flamborough, has been working since last September to come up with an official coat of arms and flag for the community. After approving a design for the coat of arms in April, it moved on to developing a flag.
The flag designs being considered all include a depiction of water and greenery: the first option is a green flag with a white horizontal stripe across its middle and a triangular bump on the stripe’s upper edge. A wavy blue stripe runs through the middle of the white stripe and a white pine tree rests in the upper left-hand corner of the flag; the second option is a white flag featuring a wavy blue cross and a green pine tree in its upper left-hand corner; the third is identical to option two except for the addition of small green stripes running parallel to the arms of the cross and the fourth design is a white flag charged with a blue cross with a blue diamond superimposed at its centre where a white pine tree rests.
All of the flags incorporate a rearrangement of at least some of the colours and symbols that appear on the Flamborough coat of arms.
Anyone wanting to comment on the designs can e-mail wefhs@hpl.ca or write the Grant of Arms Committee, The Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, P.O. Box 1044, Waterdown, LOR 2HO.
“It really has been a collaborative effort,” Tidridge said of the work done to create the coat of arms and flag designs. The committee has met numerous times since January at locations throughout Flamborough, including Waterdown, Rockton (Beverly Township), Carlisle, Strabane and Clappison’s Corners.
“We would like to meet in Troy or Clyde before we finish our work,” the committee chair said.Tidridge, who teaches history at Waterdown District High School, said his favourite part of the project was visiting various communities and learning about them.
He and his wife, Christine Vanderwal, along with committee member Kim Janjic, also enjoyed a private tour of the Canadian Heraldic Authority headquarters at Rideau Hall in Ottawa last month, where they met the Chief Herald of Canada, Claire Boudreau and the Saguenay Herald, Dr. Forrest Pass, a specialist in the field of symbolism who has been assigned to the Flamborough file.
Tidridge explained that a Grant of Arms is an honour from the Canadian Crown, something he feels has more significance and relevance in light of the recent visit to Canada by Queen Elizabeth II.
The committee is also looking for promotional ideas and partnerships to help unveil the Flamborough coat of arms and flag. They are looking at a number of possibilities, including a gala dinner, a partnership with the Rockton Agricultural Society to unveil the coat of arms at the Rockton World’s Fair on Thanksgiving weekend or a flag-raising ceremony attended by special guests, such as the Herald, Forrest Pass, or Lieutenant Governor David Onley.
While the coat of arms and flag will be held by the WEFHS in trust, they will be turned over to the community for residents to use, Tidridge explained. He said the new Flamborough flag can be flown at residents’ homes, at the Flamborough Santa Claus Parade, community fairs or events, such as the recent Oh Canada! Ribfest in Waterdown.
Four designs for a Flamborough flag, recently unveiled by the Grant of Arms Committee, are being presented to the community for feedback.
Committee chair Nathan Tidridge said members of the local committee hope residents of Flamborough will consider the designs and let them know by the end of August which of them they find most appealing. “It’s a great way to highlight local identity and history,” he said of the flag and the new coat of arms for Flamborough which are expected to be formally presented to the community by the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society (WEFHS) this fall.
The committee, composed of volunteers from every corner of Flamborough, has been working since last September to come up with an official coat of arms and flag for the community. After approving a design for the coat of arms in April, it moved on to developing a flag.
The flag designs being considered all include a depiction of water and greenery: the first option is a green flag with a white horizontal stripe across its middle and a triangular bump on the stripe’s upper edge. A wavy blue stripe runs through the middle of the white stripe and a white pine tree rests in the upper left-hand corner of the flag; the second option is a white flag featuring a wavy blue cross and a green pine tree in its upper left-hand corner; the third is identical to option two except for the addition of small green stripes running parallel to the arms of the cross and the fourth design is a white flag charged with a blue cross with a blue diamond superimposed at its centre where a white pine tree rests.
All of the flags incorporate a rearrangement of at least some of the colours and symbols that appear on the Flamborough coat of arms.
Anyone wanting to comment on the designs can e-mail wefhs@hpl.ca or write the Grant of Arms Committee, The Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, P.O. Box 1044, Waterdown, LOR 2HO.
“It really has been a collaborative effort,” Tidridge said of the work done to create the coat of arms and flag designs. The committee has met numerous times since January at locations throughout Flamborough, including Waterdown, Rockton (Beverly Township), Carlisle, Strabane and Clappison’s Corners.
“We would like to meet in Troy or Clyde before we finish our work,” the committee chair said.Tidridge, who teaches history at Waterdown District High School, said his favourite part of the project was visiting various communities and learning about them.
He and his wife, Christine Vanderwal, along with committee member Kim Janjic, also enjoyed a private tour of the Canadian Heraldic Authority headquarters at Rideau Hall in Ottawa last month, where they met the Chief Herald of Canada, Claire Boudreau and the Saguenay Herald, Dr. Forrest Pass, a specialist in the field of symbolism who has been assigned to the Flamborough file.
Tidridge explained that a Grant of Arms is an honour from the Canadian Crown, something he feels has more significance and relevance in light of the recent visit to Canada by Queen Elizabeth II.
The committee is also looking for promotional ideas and partnerships to help unveil the Flamborough coat of arms and flag. They are looking at a number of possibilities, including a gala dinner, a partnership with the Rockton Agricultural Society to unveil the coat of arms at the Rockton World’s Fair on Thanksgiving weekend or a flag-raising ceremony attended by special guests, such as the Herald, Forrest Pass, or Lieutenant Governor David Onley.
While the coat of arms and flag will be held by the WEFHS in trust, they will be turned over to the community for residents to use, Tidridge explained. He said the new Flamborough flag can be flown at residents’ homes, at the Flamborough Santa Claus Parade, community fairs or events, such as the recent Oh Canada! Ribfest in Waterdown.