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The municipality of Olds (9,184 inhabitants in 2016; 1,493 ha) is located 90
km north of Calgary.
Mayor Judy Dahl unveiled the Town of Olds’ new flag
at council’s priorities and policies meeting last Monday [23 January 2012]. The
flag shows the new logo, which was designed by the Edmonton firm McRobbie
Optamedia. The idea for a new logo came out of a rebranding exercise the town
undertook last spring, which was Phase I of the Promoting Olds project.
[...]
According to a handout provided by Dahl,
the “O” shape represents the relationship between the town and the
community, as well as future and fearlessness. The blue, yellow and green
colour scheme portrays the community’s energy and vibrancy, in addition to
its various facets. “The yellow that flows into the blue indicates the
geographic location. The shades of yellow pay tribute to the agriculture
history,” said Dahl. “The shades of blue reflect technology and innovation,
while the shades of green recognize the significance of the environment.”
http://www.oldsalbertan.ca/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120124/OLD0801/301249957/-1/old/town-of-olds-gets-new-flag - Olds Albertan, 24 January 2012
(link no longer available)
Photos
https://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/olds-news/town-of-olds-gets-new-flag-1805587
Ivan Sache, 26 March 2017
The town of Olds seems to have three different versions of its flag based on its 2012 logo.
Version 1: The main flag
still used.
The flag and logo were
introduced in 2012.
image by Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
If you increase the
saturation and contrast of the photo from 2012, you can see a light
blue-white-yellow tricolor background
The tricolor can be seen in this
photo from August 2022:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofOlds/videos/5731666553510227
This photo
from 2019 clearly shows the tricolor:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofOlds/photos/2190145684339950
Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
Version 2
image by Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
A version of the logo with an uppercase "OLDS" in the colors of the "O" started
to appear on the town's Facebook page in 2019
https://www.facebook.com/TownofOlds/photos/a.233520356669169/2313997355288115/
A flag with this logo appears in this photo from January 2022:
https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/mountainviewtoday/images/mvt-olds-town-office-2.jpg
Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
Version 3:
The upper case "OLDS" logo appears in black monochrome
image by Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
https://www.facebook.com/TownofOlds/photos/4217559604931871/
Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
image by Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
This logo is
used on another version of flag with curved tricolor stripes above and below, as
seen in this photo from June 2022:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofOlds/photos/5692804780740672
Masao Okazaki, 22 August 2022
image located by Valentin Poposki, 22 June 2012
Source http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDKAH_Municipal_Flag_Olds_Alberta
