Bertrand, New Brunswick (Canada)

Last modified: 2013-12-18 by rob raeside
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• Description of the flag
• Coat of arms

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• Municipal Flags of New Brunswick
• New Brunswick
• Canada

External links:

• village website

Description of the flag

The flag of the Village of Bertrand, New Brunswick, is white with village coat of arms on it. Here is description of the arms in French:

Les armoiries du village de Bertrand décrit bien cette magnifique municipalité. Le bleu dans la partie supérieure représente la baie de Caraquet et les nombreux cours d'eau présents dans la municipalité. Le sapin vert représente pour sa part l'intérieur des terres du village. L'église signifie les racines religieuses de la population de Bertrand et également l'évolution du village à partir d'une mission religieuse qui est devenue paroisse pour finalement être incorporée en village. Le blanc représente le paysage hivernal de Bertrand avec toutes les possibilités qui existent au point de vue sport d'hiver. L'étoile dorée représente l'origine acadienne de la population de Bertrand. Finalement, la couleur verte utilisée pour inscrire village de Bertrand et la date de l'incorporation 1968, représente l'espoir en l'avenir de la population de Bertrand.¹

Source: Julie Robichaud, Adjointe administrative, Village de Bertrand.

About the village:

Bertrand (2006 population: 1,179) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The village is located on the Acadian Peninsula at the mouth of the Caraquet River where it empties into Caraquet Bay, roughly 10 km west of Caraquet." - source Wikipedia: Bertrand, New Brunswick

Valentin Poposki, 29 October 2009

¹Translation to English:

The arms of the village describe well this beautiful municipality. Blue in the upper part represents Bay Caraquet and the numerous watercourses found in the municipality. The green fir represents the hinterland of the village. The church symbolizes the religious roots of the population of Bertrand, as well as the evolution of the village from a religious mission, erected a parish and eventually incorporated as a village. White represents the winter landscape of Bertrand with all its wintersports options. The golden star represents the Acadian origin of the population of Bertrand. Finally, the green colour used for the writing "VILLAGE DE BERTRAND" and for the year of incorporation, "1968", represents the hope in the future shared by the inhabitants of Bertrand.

To complete the official description, the shield is flanked on dexter by the flag of Canada. The flag flanking the shield on sinister could logically be the flag of New Brunswick; if so, the lion is watching the wrong way (sinister instead of dexter).
Ivan Sache, 30 October 2009

Coat of Arms