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Richmond, British Columbia

by Blas Delgado

Description of the flag

The flag of Richmond depicts the city's coat of arms on a gold field, bordered in blue.

The predominant colours of the shield and mantle are BLUE and GOLD, the accepted colours for Richmond.

The SHIELD is coloured gold, with the wavy pale bar in blue, and three Pacific Salmon thereon in natural colour - silver. The blue bar represents the Fraser River and the delta waters that surround Richmond. The salmon are representative of the most common species that abound in the waters around the municipality. The salmon relate also to the strong historic and continuing association with the fishing industry, responsible for the early prosperity and growth of the community, and very much evident in the present day economy of Richmond.

The CROWN of maple leaves and dogwood flowers relates Richmond to British Columbia and to Canada.

The DOVE rising with the bough in its beak is symbolic of the rising of the land from the water, and relates, of course, to the Bible story of Noah. Richmond was formed from silt deposits and the action of the tides. Also much of it was reclaimed by the early settlers by dyke works. The main islands of Richmond are protected by an adequate system of dyke works, continually being improved and maintained.

The SUPPORTERS represent the goddess FORTUNA, the bearer of prosperity and increase, associated with the bounty of soil and the fruitfulness of women. Fortuna is repre