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Spallumcheen sporting a new flag
By Roger Knox - Vernon Morning
Star
Published: December 12, 2009 12:00 PM
Now that the township can
rally ‘round a flag, the next step is to register the trademark for the pennant.
Spallumcheen council unveiled the township’s new flag at its regular monthly
meeting. The flag, which is currently flying outside the township office, and
another hangs inside council chambers, features a white background with the
words "Spallumcheen Township" bordering a green oval that holds a plow on a
piece of soil.
Council had six options presented to them before choosing
one. The issue of a flag came up before several council members attended the
Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, and Spallumcheen was one
of the only B.C. communities without a flag or an emblem.
Now that a flag has been designed, council is moving forward with plans to
register the trademark for the flag, as written by the township’s deputy
corporate officer, Cindy Graves, who explained that “the Township of
Spallumcheen is a beautiful sunny valley made up of rich agriculture and farming
operations that have been since the incorporation in 1892.”
Graves said
the gold lettering on the flag “depicts the bold sunshine, as well as the golden
wheat, corn, barley, triticale and oat crops grown within the community. The
black walking plow (which is a horse-drawn implement) centred on the flag
symbolizes the heritage of farming practices since the community’s
incorporation. The brown soil reflects that Spallumcheen is a rich agricultural
land base, and the green oval signifies the rich green valley within our
municipality.”
In a report to council, administrator Lynda Shykora
explained that staff has filed an application to register the trademark. Shykora
said a preliminary search of existing trademarks was conducted prior to the
application being filed.
I've attached the photo, as the website doesn't
work sometimes (you have to go to the cached version)
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/79102542.html
Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 December 2009
The Township of Spallumcheen Council and Township Staff finalized the flag
design in the latter part of 2009. The Township of Spallumcheen is a beautiful
sunny valley made up of rich agriculture and farming operations that have been
since the incorporation in 1892. The Township of Spallumcheen gold lettering
depicts the bold sunshine, as well as the golden wheat, corn, barley, triticale
and oat crops grown within the community. The black walking plow (which is a
horse drawn implement), centered on the flag, symbolizes the heritage of farming
practices since the community's incorporation. The brown soil reflects that
Spallumcheen is a rich agricultural land base and the green oval signifies the
rich green valley within our municipality. Information and photo of the flag
thanks to Cindy Graves, Deputy Corporate Officer, Township of Spallumcheen.
About the township:
"Spallumcheen is a district municipality in the
Canadian province of British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan Valley region
between Vernon and Enderby, the township had a population of 4,960 in the Canada
2006 Census. The district consists primarily of agricultural land surrounding
the separately incorporated City of Armstrong. Both Spallumcheen and Armstrong
are part of the Regional District of North Okanagan." - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spallumcheen,_British_Columbia
Official
township website:
http://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp
Valentin Poposki, 5 August 2010
