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![[Mississauga, Ontario]](../images/c/ca-onmss.gif)
image located by Vanja Poposki, 8 August 2012
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The flag of Mississauga can be seen on these photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43172810@N00/296393612/
http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=18d630da-bf2f-4908-99a5-8d763cc5d721
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/uploads/RTEmagicC_DSC_0072.JPG.jpg
Description of the crest on flag:
"The City crest is used on stationery from
the Mayor and Councillors. Printed in blue and orange, the crest is symbolic of
the industries and development that have prospered in Mississauga.
The
Crest depicts the "story of Mississauga" through its various illustrations. The
water wheel and lighthouse represent the communities of Streetsville and Port
Credit which joined with Mississauga to form our current City. The wheat reminds
us of our agricultural roots. The wings represent the aviation industry, and the
gear represents Mississauga's industry. The laurel leaves depicted under the
shield represent honour and distinction."
Source:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/
The city also has a civic mark and coat of arms:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/
More about the city on Wikipedia and official site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississauga
http://www.mississauga.ca/
Aleksandar Nemet, 2 September 2009
Mississauga’s flag, adopted in 1974, is a slightly altered version of the former
flag of the Town of Mississauga. It has proportions of 1:2 (3:5 in usage) and
a medium blue field. In the centre is a simple shield, three-eighths the height
of the flag, with a horizontal top and vertical sides, curving to a pointed “U”
shape. It is divided into four panels, the upper and lower ones forming elongated
semicircles almost touching in the centre. The upper panel is medium
blue with outspread aviator wings over a vertical stalk of wheat, all in white
with black details. The lower panel is orange with a large cogwheel in white,
bordered in black, with a small central hole through which can be seen the
stem of the wheat stalk running to the base of the shield. In the left panel
is a water wheel in three-quarters profile in white with black details; in the
right panel is a lighthouse in black with a white window and door. Above the
shield arches CITY OF MISSISSAUGA in white sans-serif letters, its width
about half the length of the flag. Below the shield are crossed laurel leaves and
below them curves INCORPORATED 1974, in smaller letters, all in white.
Blue and orange are the city’s official colours. The water wheel and lighthouse gear represents industry. The
laurel leaves under the shield symbolize
honour and distinction. The city has used different versions of this flag. Al
Bauldry, former head draftsman for the City of Mississauga, designed the first
Mississauga shield in 1964, which was placed in a white disc on the flag by
the city council in 1968. When Mississauga changed its status from town to
city in 1974, the council made minor changes to the original shield and thus
to the flag for the new city.
John M. Purcell, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
The flag is clearly 2x1, as shown by the
Waymarking photo.
Someother photo links showing a 2x1 flag:
https://media.licdn.com/dms/
https://torontodesidiaries.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/muslimfest-rina1.jpg
Masao Okazaki, 5 May 2024
![[Mississauga logo flag]](../images/c/ca-onmsslogo.gif)
1:2 image by
Eugene Ipavec
Source: Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18
![[Mississauga Boar of Trade flag]](../images/c/ca-onmss-mbt.gif)
image by Dave Fowler, 20 December 2021
The MBOT is a business trade association in the Toronto area. Flag is a logo on
white.
Dave Fowler, 20 December 2021
