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![[RevelstokeBC]](../images/c/ca-bc-rev.jpg)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 24 October 2010
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The flag of the City of Revelstoke, British Columbia, is white with city
emblem specially designed for the flag. It shows a grizzly bear in brown
standing on a brick foundation with greenery around, and a shield with previous
logo of the City of Revelstoke which also was developed by a public contest in
1971. The designer was Dave Williams. This logo was a requirement to be included
in the City's contest for an official flag. On the bottom a blue ribbon with two
flowers on the ends and "REVELSTOKE" in white. The flag was chosen through a
public contest in 1990. Information and photo of the flag thanks to Teresa
LeRose, Deputy Director, Corporate Administration.
The City:
"Revelstoke (population 7,500 municipal est. 2005) is a city in southeastern
British Columbia, Canada. It is located 641 kilometers (398 miles) east of
Vancouver, and 415 kilometers (258 miles) west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is
situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and
near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River. East of Revelstoke are the
Selkirk Mountains and Glacier National Park, penetrated by Rogers Pass used by
the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. South of the
community down the Columbia River are the Arrow Lakes and the road to the
Kootenays. West of the city is Eagle Pass through the Monashee Mountains and the
route to Shuswap Lake and points west." - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelstoke,_British_Columbia
Official
website:
http://www.cityofrevelstoke.com
Valentin Poposki, 24 October 2010
The summit of Mount Revelstoke is featured in the upper loop portion of the
capital "R"
The date 1899 was the year when this community was incorporated.
Two official provincial flowers of British Columbia, the Pacific dogwood, are
represented on a blue ribbon along with the name of the community.
Darrell
Neuman, 1 June 2011