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image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 July 2011See also:
The flag of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, Manitoba, is the St.
Andrews white cross on a blue field with additional blue bison in the center.
The flag is the result of the efforts of the 125th Anniversary Committee in
2005. Information and image of the flag thanks to Sherry Genick, Assistant to
the CAO.
About the municipality:
"St. Andrews is a rural municipality
in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red
River demarcates the eastern boundary of the municipality. St. Andrews contains
the communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport (the portion west of
the Red River). It has 11,359 residents." - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrews,_Manitoba
Official website:
http://www.rmofstandrews.com
Valentin Poposki,
11 May 2010
The symbols of St. Andrews are prescribed by Letters Patent issued on 20
September 2007 and recorded in the Public Registry of Flags, Arms and Badges,
Vol. V, p. 174, as announced on 8 March 2008 in the Canada Gazette, Vol. 142, p.
550.
Blazon
Arms
Azure on a saltire nowy argent a bison statant
azure;
Crest
The southwest bastion of Lower Fort Garry proper;
Supporters
Two does argent unguled azure standing on a limestone outcrop
proper;
Motto
IN UNION IS STRENGTH;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
A blue shield with a white diagonal cross is the coat
of arms attributed to St. Andrew. The bison is taken from the arms of Manitoba.
Crest
Lower Fort Garry, located in St. Andrews, was a significant fur-trading
post.
Supporters
The does are a reference to the rapids known as Sault à
la biche ("biche" is French for doe). The limestone is a local geological
feature.
http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1187 -
Public Registry of Flags, Arms and Badges
Lower Fort Garry is registered
as a National Historic Site of Canada. "It was the place where Treaty No. 1 was
made between the Saulteaux (Ojibwa) and Swampy Cree First Nations people and the
Crown. As a Hudson's Bay company post, it was a focus for industry and
transport, as well as a supply and distribution centre for the fur trade of the
company's Northern Department. It is one of the finest collections of early
stone buildings in Western Canada. It was used by the federal government for
public purposes in the 1870s, notably as the first training base for the North
West Mounted Police."
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/mb/fortgarry/natcul.aspx - Parks Canada website
Ivan Sache, 13 August 2012