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St. Andrews Rural Municipality, Manitoba (Canada)

1:2 image by Eugene Ipavec
Source: Canadian City Flags, Raven 18

St. Andrews
Current Flag
- Design
- Symbolism
- Selection
- Designer

See also:

St. Andrews

St. Andrews is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red River demarcates the eastern boundary of the municipality. St. Andrews contains the communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport (the portion west of the Red River). It has 11,359 residents." - from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrews,_Manitoba

Official website: http://www.rmofstandrews.com
Valentin Poposki, 11 May 2010

Current Flag

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.

Design

The flag of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews has a white saltire (X-shaped cross) on a blue field. The width of each bar is one-fourth the height of the flag. Surmounting the centre is a white disc, over three-fourths the height of the flag. On it is a naturalistic adult bison (Bison bison, or buffalo) in blue with dark blue and black details, half the height of the flag, facing the hoist.
Jim Croft, Canadian City Flags, Raven 18, 2011

Symbolism

The saltire, or St. Andrew’s cross, is a direct reference to the name of the rural municipality, St. Andrews. Depicted in white on blue, it is the flag of Scotland. The bison, a magnificent animal that once roamed in the thousands on the nearby plains, alludes to St. Andrews as a community of Manitoba, which displays a similar bison prominently on its provincial flag, coat of arms, and logo.
Jim Croft, Canadian City Flags, Raven 18, 2011

Selection

In 2005 St. Andrews celebrated its 125th anniversary. One of the projects of the Anniversary Committee was to have a proper coat of arms and flag designed and registered. The municipality then applied to the Canadian Heraldic Authority for a grant of a coat of arms, flag, and badge.
Jim Croft, Canadian City Flags, Raven 18, 2011

Designer

John Neill (original concept of the arms), assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Jim Croft, Canadian City Flags, Raven 18, 2011

Blazon of Coat of Arms

Arms
Azure on a saltire nowy argent a bison statant azure;

Crest
The southwest bastion of Lower Fort Garry proper;

Supporters
Two does argent unguled azure standing on a limestone outcrop proper;

Motto
IN UNION IS STRENGTH;

Flag
A banner of the Arms;
http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1187 - Public Registry of Flags, Arms and Badges
Ivan Sache, 13 August 2012