Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 5
Duncan’s new ofÄcial Åag to be unfurled next spring It’s a surprise: Design under wraps until ceremony Peter W. Rusland
News Leader Pictorial
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uncan has a new Àag. And like it or not, it will be unveiled March 4 during the city’s centennial celebrations. The new Àag has now been ordered from the printer’s after exhaustive design deliberations by the city’s centennial committee, led by Councillor Sharon Jackson. Six designs were submitted to the committee then massaged through community group input. However, the ¿nal design is not going to be publicly shown to citizens for comment. Why? “Because it’s a wonderful surprise,” Jackson said. Core businessman Michael Shaw was dubious. “It’s a surprise we may or may not want,” he said. Still, Jackson was con¿dent about her committee process that created
the new banner to replace governor unveils our Àag Duncan’s current Àag deon March 4,” Jackson signed by staff. said of Steven Point’s “Stuff designed by 5,000 invitation. people is always crap,” she In the spring of 2010 said. Jackson said the favoured p Indeed, some design proposal featured strong, proposals were lacklustre, dark colours, a Salish she said. salmon and waves, but Sharon Jackson: t concept was put aside. “From our request for that did it herself proposals, we got some deCity council approved t committee’s Àag signs from kids — including the Roosevelt elk pooping the woods. design, and the process used, Mayor “We also got some sketches, and Phil Kent said. got other (professional) designs that About 10 full-size Àags, plus 3,000 were not appropriate for a Àag.” smaller versions, are being printed for Duncan’s renowned heraldry $4,000. expert, Sir Conrad Swan — designer Councillor Paul Fletcher didn’t like of Duncan’s coat of arms, and the the process followed, at any price. Canadian Àag — wasn’t involved, “I’m not happy with a Àag that’ll she explained. last us 100 years, and probably Ultimately, Jackson decided to deserved public input. design the Àag herself. “Most people I know never even “From a germ of an idea, and heard of the call for designs. research, I designed it for free, with “I don’t need the secrecy of the help from the committee.” unveiling,” he said. Twenty variations later, her team “There are some really great formulated a Àag “that represents designers out there. For the centennial everything I love about Duncan, and committee to appoint themselves the the Cowichan Valley. designers, I don’t like that.” “The public will have a golden opCity birthday plans are at www. portunity to see it when the lieutenant- duncancentennial.ca.
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