BRANT POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON

NEW BURGEE DESIGN?

Next year Brant will celebrate its 45th anniversary and this may be an opportune time to introduce a new burgee design.

The Brant Power and Sail Squadron pennant displays an old pedestal type telephone. It is black on a white background, surrounded by a black border. This represents the Telephone City of Brantford, Ontario, where the telephone was invented.

Do you feel its time for a change? We would like to hear from you. Would you be willing to help in the design of a new symbol/burgee? If you have any ideas they would be welcome. The new design must be unique and should symbolize Brant. Artwork will be received and reviewed by the bridge then presented at the AGM in the spring. All members will have an opportunity to vote on and approve the new burgee.

The design must be in accordance with the CPS Operation Manual's guidelines.

We ask that submissions be emailed to Cdr Bill McAlister or regular post to 14 Madison Avenue, Brantford, ON, N3T 5X3 no later then February 28, 2006. The bridge is considering offering an award for the best design. However, we have not yet determined what the prize will be.

Note that this does not mean that we will change the burgee. Once the squadron approves a new burgee it must be submitted to the National flag committee to ensure that it does not infringe on other designs.

William McAlister
Cdr, Brant Power and Sail Squadron

SQUADRON PENNANTS FROM NIAGARA DISTRICT (From the history of Niagara District)

	The blue field of the BURLINGTON POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON pennant represents the water of Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay. The Indian head symbolizes Joseph Brant, the great Mohawk chief. The golden horseshoe represents the area around Lake Ontario in which the squadron is located.
	Cambridge was created as a new city on January 1st, 1973. In the CAMBRIDGE SQUADRON pennant design, the colours gold and green are the official colours of the City of Cambridge. The red, white and blue are the colours of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. The green trident represents the former city of Galt, and the towns of Hespeler and Preston, comprising the new city created. The trident is also used on the pennants, regalia and insignia of CPS.
	The Grand River, which flows through Dunnville, Ontario, is famous for mudcats. The design of the DUNNVILLE POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON pennant features the Mudcat fish which has become a symbol of the town. Annually in June, there is a weekend celebration and parade, known as the Mudcat Festival. Dunnville Squadron is honoured by being invited to enter a float in this parade. The yellow bars on the blue field of the pennant depict the bridge crossing the river. The colours red, yellow and black are the school colours of the Dunnville Collegiate.
	FORT ERIE POWER SQUADRON is located on the Niagara River. Fort Erie has been noted for horse racing, and for Old Fort Erie. The pennant design symbolizes the fort, first constructed in 1764, and rebuild a number of times. It was attacked in 1814 by an American force and now contains many relics of the War of 1812.
	The GUELPH POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON pennant design has a white eight-spoked ship's wheel and an Edwardian-like crown superimposed on a red field. Centred in the wheel, the crown is a symbol which has been used for many years to represent the City of Guelph.
	The design of the HAMILTON POWER SQUADRON pennent consists of a navy blue background representing the waters of Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay, on which are superimposed five white stripes. The resultant white and blue stripes symbolize the Canadian Provinces. The gold "H" is for Hamilton which is located at the hub of the golden horseshoe.
	The white Conestoga wagon of the KITCHENER WATERLOO POWER SQUADRON pennant symbolizes the Conestoga Wagon, a recognized symbol unique to the area and commemorates the long wagon trip made by the early settlers from Pennsylvania in 1812.
	PORT COLBORNE is located on Lake Erie and the Welland Ship Canal. The Canal connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario which have a difference in elevation of about 326 feet. One of the longest single locks in the world, Lock 8, is located at Port Colborne. The pennant design symbolizes one of the two lift bridges common to the city. The bridge is shown in the lisf position, with one of the many freighters which transit through Port Colborne passing underneath the raised bridge.
	The new (1995) pennant for the PORT DALHOUSIE POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON shows 5 blue lines and 4 white lines heading into infinity, symbolizing the stripes of the CPS flag. The bottom line, being larger than the others, represents the pier on which two unique, full sized light houses sit, forming a range to the North. As we closely neighbour the U.S.A., the maple leaf identifies us as being a Canadian Squadron.
	The PORT DOVER SQUADRON pennant illustrates the form of a fishing tug, which is a familiar sight within the harbour and on the lake. It is a design which was first built in the shipyards in Port Dover and has become a standard design throughout the Great Lakes.
	The NIAGARA DISTRICT PENNANT. The five blue bars of the CPS flag fall into the shape of Niagara Falls. The 12 bars of the escarpment represent the 12 squadrons of Niagara district (at the time of design.) The official CPS leaf is centred in between the falls and the escarpment. The pennant was voted on and received approval from the Niagara District at the 1997 District AGM.

Most of the other Squadron and District burgees can be seen on the Kennebecasis Squadron web site.

Further information on CPS regulations can be found by downloading the PDF file, "How to Fly Flags"

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