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Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

by Blas Delgado

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from http://www.virtualv.nf.ca/hrgrace/flag.htm

The Harbour Grace flag measures 27" x 54" and was adopted by the Town Council on June 28, 1995. It was to commemorate the 50th year of municipal government. The flag was raised and dedicated two days later on June 30, 1995. The artist was Andy Williams and the research and preparation was done by Don Martin, Carl Janes and Gordon French.
Terms for the different parts of the Harbour Grace flag and accessories:
Hoist and Fly: The two end widths of the flag
Field/Ground: The flag's background color
The items on the flag has different representations. The white diagonal cross represents a beacon throwing its light to all parts of the globe to guide mariners to a safe haven. The golden circle embodies a beacon light erected on the Point of Beach in 1852 and was used for 116 years.
The Harbour Grace Volunteer Corps. Were founded in 1861, whose colors were a white field from which golden tassels were mounted at the head of the flagstaff. In the upper quarter on the field of red is an aircraft of the 1920-30 vintage, which symbolizes the importance of the town's airstrip, constructed in 1927 and provided yesman service on the progress of the flight made from the airstrip by numerous trans-Atlantic and round-the-world pioneers of aviation. The flag may be flown from fixed poles and masts or smaller, portable and fixed staffs. The ropes by which the flag is raised is called the halyard. Poles, masts, and staffs may hace special ornaments, known as trucks or finals, at the top.
Proper Display of the Flag
The fundamental rule is that the flag of Harbour Grace must always b