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2017See also:
The municipality of Trois-Rivières (130;413 inhabitants in 2016; 28,896 ha)
is located on the northern bank of river Saint-Laurent, half way of Quebec and
Montreal. The municipality was established on 4 July 2001 as the merger of the
former municipalities of Trois-Rivières, Cap-de-la-Madeleine,
Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France, and Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap.
Trois-Rivières, once inhabited by the Algonquins, was first described in
1535 by the explorer Jacques Cartier. Captain Dupont-Gravé named the place
Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) in 1599; in 1603, the geographer Samuel de
Champlain found the place suitable for the establishment of a permanent
settlement, which was initiated on 4 July 1634 by Laviolette.
Originally
established as a trade post, Trois-Rivières was made the seat of a regional
governorate in 1665, of a judicial district (1792), and of a bishopric (1852).
The Forges de Saint-Maurice, established in 1738 as the first heavy industry in
Canada, transformed Trois-Rivières into an industrial town. A century later, the
exploitation of the forest resources of the valley of Saint-Maurice resulted in
the erection of sawmills and paper mills in the town.
http://laville.v3r.net/ - Municipal
website
Ivan Sache, 27 March 2017
The flag of the City of Trois-Rivières has a white field with the city
logo in the centre, about two-thirds the height of the flag. The logo is square
but for a wavy base; its background is green. A figure in blue (a stylized representation
of the Saint-Maurice River Delta) runs from the upper to lower
edge. It consists of an upright line toward the left, which divides near its top
and its centre into two parallel diagonal lines running toward the lower right
and all three lines meeting a wavy line across the base. Below, running the
length of the logo, is trois-rivières in light blue sans-serif letters.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
The logo was adopted in 1984. Translated from city documentation:
The graphical symbol represents the geographical factor that is at the origin of the name of Trois-Rivières. The three branches of the Saint-Maurice river delta indeed give the impression to be "three rivers" (in French: trois rivières) feeding the Saint-Lawrence see way. The horizontal line at the base of the symbol represents by its wavy shape the Saint Lawrence river. The two shapes surrounded by blue constitute a representation of the two main islands that can be seen from the Saint Lawrence. Blue symbolizes water, while green stands for nearby vegetation, rich in forests. Inspired by the name of the city, this graphical symbol allows us to understand and visualize daily our history, and in this sense, is ageless. The overall design is contained in a square, which facilitates its reproduction and adaptation.
The two islands are Saint-Quentin (on the left), and L'île de la Potherie
(on the right). The designer of the logo was Pierre Rivard, graphic artist.
Luc Baronian, 8 May 2005
The graphical charter issued by the municipality gives the colour
specifications of the logo, as follows:
Green
CMYK: 64 0 90 0
RGB:
99 188 85
Hexachrome: #638C55
Pantone: 360
Blue
CMYK: 100 44 0 0
RGB: 0 121 193
Hexachrome: #0079C1
Pantone: 2195
The name of the
municipality shall be written in Roboto font, to be substituted by Arial if
necessary and Nunito for web-based applications.
http://laville.v3r.net/docs_upload/documents/langue1/logos_et_armoir/Guide_des_normes_graphiques.pdf
Photos
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/justice-et-faits-divers/201402/14/01-4738958-la-ville-de-trois-rivieres-met-son-drapeau-en-berne.php
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201511/14/01-4920852-attentats-de-paris-drapeaux-en-berne-a-trois-rivieres-et-shawinigan.php
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201410/23/01-4811944-des-drapeaux-en-berne-sur-plusieurs-edifices.php
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/653962/ville-trois-rivieres-drapeaux-berne-triple-homicide
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201407/04/01-4781048-lac-megantic-les-drapeaux-en-berne-dans-plusieurs-villes-de-la-mauricie.php
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/749794/attentats-paris-drapeaux-berne-trois-rivieres-shawinigan
http://www.lechodetroisrivieres.ca/actualites/actualites/179151/letendard-trifluvien-de-retour-dafghanistan
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201701/30/01-5064455-drapeaux-en-berne-a-trois-rivieres-et-a-shawinigan.php
Ivan Sache, 27 March 2017
Unknown. The flag was used by the city of Trois-Rivières
that existed before the 2002 merger.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
![[Trois-Rivières]](../images/c/ca-trr_pol.gif)
Seen flying at
http://troisrivieres911.com/medias/message/janvier%202010/berne.jpg (source:
http://troisrivieres911.com/newspost/Le-Quebec-soutient-Haiti-4182/) is the
flag of the municipal police (Sécurité publique) of Trois-Rivières
(Quebec). The flag is vertically divided blue-white-blue (1:2:1) with the emblem
in the middle.
The motto on the emblem reads "Respect Engagement Ethique"
(Respect Empowerment Ethics")
Emblem at
http://mauricie.radionrj.ca/info-mauricie/2013/12/03/partie-de-bras-de-fer.
Esteban Rivera, Ivan Sache, 8 January 2015
Photos:
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/678185/vols-arrestations-trois-rivieres
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1016253/entente-trois-rivieres-pompiers
Ivan Sache, 26 March 2017
Former flag![[Port of Quebec]](../images/c/ca-qc_ptr-o.gif)
image
by Dave Fowler, 21 December 2021
The previous flag used the logo on a white field. I was unable to find the
current logo being used as a flag.
Port website:
https://porttr.com/en/
Dave Fowler, 21 December 2021
