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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent (2006 population
108,589) is a city-status single-tier municipal government in Southern
(Southwestern) Ontario, Canada. The municipality is mainly rural and
agricultural, with industry in the larger urban areas."
- from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham-Kent,_Ontario.
Official
website:
http://www.chatham-kent.ca/default.htm
Valentin Poposki, 8 February 2010
Text and image(s) from Canadian City Flags, Raven 18 (2011), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) by permission of Eugene Ipavec.
The flag of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has a dark blue field
with the municipal seal in the centre, three-fourths the height of the flag. The
seal is a white disc surrounded by a blue ring. On the disc is a naturally-shaped
maple leaf in red with approximately 30 points, on which is a silhouette of a
horse in white, rearing up and facing the hoist, standing one-half the diameter
of the disc. The ring is edged on the inside and outside by a narrow golden
yellow line, on it is inscribed CORPORATION of the MUNICIPALITY
of around the top and · CHATHAM-KENT · below, all in golden yellow
serif letters. Above the ring is a royal crown in golden yellow with a red
headpiece. It contains five jewels, red-green-red-green-red, along its base;
above each green jewel is a golden yellow fleur-de-lis. Above the central red
jewel is a golden yellow cross that blends upward into a gold ball atop which
is another cross. Flanking each side of the ring up to the 10 and 2 o’clock
positions is a single wheat stalk in white and golden yellow, each containing
30 grains. At the base of the ring, overlapping the wheat stalks, are two
ears of corn in yellow and green, mostly exposed through their husks, with
their bases joined at a 15-degree angle. Below all is a horizontal ribbon of dark blue, edged in golden yellow, with forked ends. Its central portion is
inscribed INVICTA – PROGRESSUS in golden yellow serif letters.
Doreen
Braverman, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent was ultimately named
for the city of Chatham, in the county of Kent, in southeast England, which
also developed around a naval dockyard. The white horse on red is the Horse
of
Kent, a link to John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper
Canada, who gave Chatham and its respective county their names; the maple
leaf represents Canada. The crown (used without authority) refers to the fact
that Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The wheat and corn symbolize
Chatham-Kent’s rich agricultural heritage and future. In the city’s motto, Invicta is Latin for “unconquerable”, symbolizing a united and strong municipality,
and Progressus means “progressive”, denoting Chatham-Kent’s commitment
to social, environmental, and economical progress on a local and global
scale. Invicta is the motto of Kent, England.
Doreen Braverman, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Unknown.
Doreen Braverman, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
The flag and seal were unveiled in a ceremony
by the Honourable Hilary M. Weston, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The
Horse of Kent in the municipal seal was also used in the coat of arms of the
former County of Kent.
Doreen Braverman, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Images of the flag can be seen at the following locations:
http://storage.chathamdailynews.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1297475473303_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x&stmp=1380923319715
http://storage.chathamthisweek.com/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1297398757493_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x&stmp=1365093337323
http://storage.chathamthisweek.com/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/-143866_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x&stmp=1336623589647
Dave Fowler, 7 July 2014
![[Chatham-Kent logo]](../images/c/ca-onchk-logo.gif){kind=logo}
image located by Dave Fowler,
6 February 2022
![[Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority]](../images/c/ca_ltvca.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 17 May 2020
LTVCA is a watershed management agency in Ontario.
https://www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/
It has a logo flag:
https://www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AGM-2020.jpg
Logo:
https://www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/LTVCA_Logo_5063x1364_300dpi_transparent_10Oct2019-e1572963975518.png
Dave Fowler, 17 May 2020
