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Eugene Ipavec
Source: Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18
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Prince Albert is the 3rd largest City in Saskatchewan. Located in the broad valley of the North Saskatchewan River near the geographical center of the province where the agricultural prairie of the south and the rich forest belt of the north meet. Much of Prince Albert is built on the sloping south bank of the North Saskatchewan River while the north bank provides a spectacular view of mixed forest, typical of northern Saskatchewan.
Prince Albert functions as a service, retail and distribution centre for
northern Saskatchewan's resource industries - mining, forestry and
agriculture. It is anticipated that this function will continually be enhanced
by increased northern resource development. A well developed highway system
links Prince Albert with surrounding areas. The City is also the focal point
for Northern Saskatchewan's railway network.
City of Prince Albert at http://www.citypa.ca/
Text and image(s) from Canadian City Flags, Raven 18 (2011), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) by permission of Eugene Ipavec.
The flag of the City of Prince Albert is a modified Canadian pale,
divided vertically into three panels: a slightly larger yellow middle panel and
two equally-sized outer green panels. In the centre is a stylized tree, nearly
the full height of the flag, composed of four connected upright isosceles triangles
in green, placed one, over two, over one. The gap between the central
two triangles is golden yellow and forms an inverted triangle the same shape
and size as the green triangles.
Alison Wilkes, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Green and gold are the city’s official colours. Green represents
the forests of the area and the gold represents agriculture. The four triangles
symbolize the four major industries in Prince Albert: fur, fish, forestry,
and farming. The stylized tree is for the many parks and recreational lands
of Prince Albert. The tree also symbolizes an arrow pointing northward, and
represents all the roads that lead north, to and from Prince Albert. The city is
known as the “Gateway to the North”—it is the second-most northerly city in
Saskatchewan and a major service, retail, resource, and transportation centre
for northern communities. The symbol also forms an arrowhead, representing
Prince Albert’s original inhabitants.
Alison Wilkes, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Miss Milda Hunter of Arborfield, Saskatchewan. The flag
was modified by Mr. Carter Watson and the Prince Albert’s 75th Anniversary
Celebration Committee.
Alison Wilkes, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011