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![[Brighton, Ontario]](../images/c/ca-onbri.gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 30 June 2010
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The municipality of Brighton (10,928 inhabitants in 2011; 22,278 ha), located
150 km east of Toronto and 100 km east of Kingston, was formed on 1 January 2001
as the merger of the town of Brighton and the township of Brighton.
Ivan Sache, 12 April 2017
The flag and arms of Brighton were inscribed on 15 February 2008 on the Public
Register of Arms, Flags and Badges, Vol. V, p. 200. The announcement of the
Letters Patent was made on November 22, 2008, in Vol. 142, p. 2,983 of the
Canada Gazette.
Blazon
Arms
Or two anchors in
saltire between two fish hauriant in pale azure and two apples in fess gules, a
chief enarched embattled azure.
Crest
On a grassy mount vert a lighthouse
argent beaconed or.
Supporters
Two mute swans standing on a grassy mount
set with trillium flowers, fir boughs and cornucopias proper.
Motto
PROGRESSUS ET STABILITAS
Flag
Azure on a Canadian pale argent an
escutcheon of the arms.
Symbolism
Arms
The yellow
colour alludes to agriculture, particularly wheat and corn. The anchors indicate
the area’s historic maritime trade and current recreational boating. The apples
refer to a prominent local crop, while the fish refer to sport fishing and the
fishing industry. They also allude to the heraldic dolphins in the arms of
Brighton, England. The crenellated division line refers to industry.
Crest
The lighthouse is a local landmark, and the rays coming from it make a pun on
the name Brighton.
Supporters
Swans are a local water bird. The fir boughs
allude to the park area; the cornucopiae are another indication of the area’s
agricultural importance; and the trillium flowers refer to the province of
Ontario.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Progress and stability”.
Artist Information
Creator(s): Original concept of Harcla Morrow and Bruce
Patterson, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic
Authority
Painter: David Farrar
Calligrapher: Doris Wionzek
http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1212 - Public
Register of Arms, Flags and Badges
Further details on the Presqu'ile
Point lighthouse are available on the website of the Presqu'ile Point Lighthouse
Preservation Society.
http://presquilepointlighthouse.ca/
Ivan Sache, 12 April 2017
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