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The flag of the Township of Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario, is white with township
coat of arms on it. Here is official story about the coat of arms:
"The new
crest is a design based on the crests of the former Townships of Guelph, Eramosa,
Pilkington and Nichol. These former municipalities now make up the new
municipality of the Township of Guelph/Eramosa, which was incorporated on
January 1, 1999. In November 1999, the Township Council received 3 design
submissions for the crest from Ann Parkinson, Marion Campbell and Rob Knox.
Council incorporated ideas from all 3 submissions to develop the final design.
The shape of the shield is the same as the shields from the former Townships of
Guelph, Pilkington and Nichol. The cog, or water wheel, is taken from the former
Township of Eramosa, representing mills and industry. The sheaf of wheat is
taken from the crests of the former Eramosa & Nichol Townships, representing the
strong agricultural aspect of the new municipality. The galloping white horse is
taken from the arms of the House of Guelph (or Hanover), the Royal Family from
1713 to 1837, after whom the Township (former Township of Guelph) was named. The
white horse on red is perhaps the best known heraldic symbol of this family. It
is derived from the arms of the German territory of Westphalia, still in use
today: a white horse on a red field. The white horse is now galloping across the
red outline of a map of the new Township. And finally the Township's new motto
is emblazoned across the bottom 'United for Progress'."
Image of the coat of
arms and documentation thanks to Melina Gillies, Executive Assistant.
The
Township:
"Guelph/Eramosa is a township located in Wellington County, in
mid-western Ontario, Canada. It partly encircles the city of Guelph; surrounding
it in a continuous arc from approximately northeast to south southwest of the
city. The township was created in 1999 by the merger of the townships of Guelph
and Eramosa, as well as parts of Pilkington and Nichol. It has 12,066
residents." - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph/Eramosa,_Ontario
Official
website: http://www.get.on.ca
Valentin Poposki, 5 October 2010
![[Guelph, Ontario]](../images/c/ca-onog-gu3-l.gif)
1:2 image by
Eugene Ipavec
Source: Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18
![[Guelph, Ontario]](../images/c/ca-ontog-c.gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 28
April 2019
based on
https://wcma.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2113F6F7-8849-4322-90D7-821531124923
![[Guelph, Ontario]](../images/c/ca-onera.jpg)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 28
April 2019
The website at
https://wcma.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2113F6F7-8849-4322-90D7-821531124923,
an archive of municipal flags from the Wellington County Museum and Archives,
shows a flag of Elora Township. It is green with a white seal centred bearing a
white maple leaf with symbols of local activity.
Valentin Poposki, 28
April 2019
