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located by Valentin Poposki,
20 January 2013See also:
Flag of the former Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario
Source:
http://www.burfordtownshipmuseum.ca/in-the-news
On Tuesday, January
8, 2013, the Council of Brant County voted to return the flag from the former
Township of Burford to the Burford Township Historical Society. Town Crier Larry
Davis was in attendance to present the motion to council. Mayor Ron Eddy
motioned, Councillor Robert Chambers seconded, that the logo be made available
for the Society to use as they wish. President Dan Clement and several members
from the society were present to watch the hand-over.
In an image, Robert Chambers points out the various symbols on the flag. He
mentioned that it was designed by Michelle Farrell when she was a student in
Grade 6 at Harley-Northfield Central School, and that a contest to design a
Township flag was done in conjunction with the Plowing Match being hosted by
Brant County in 1990. The flag has a green background for the fields that
dominate Burford Township. The sun peeking out from behind the crest shines on
our fields. The crest has a cross for faith and churches, an open book for
education, the plough for farming, and a gear for industry and labour. Atop the
crest are three tobacco leaves, a very important crop in Burford Township not so
many years ago. The Museum thanks the County Council for the return of the use
of the flag to the residents of Burford Township.
Vanja Poposki, 17
January 2013
