Tillsonburg, Ontario (Canada)

Oxford County

Last modified: 2021-06-05 by rob raeside
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image by Masao Okazaki, 27 May 2021

• Description of the flag
• Previous flag

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Description of the flag

The town has recently undergone a rebranding which replaced the flag with a new (albeit, uglier) flag. I have attached an image of the flag as well as a digital copy as it is much clearer in hopes that you could update the page. Thanks! Love the site!

The leaf appears to be a tulip tree leaf, it is plastered on all the new logos and websites of Tillsonburg, previously a maple leaf was on most of the town's signs. I could not think of any obvious symbolism behind the tulip leaf. There is however a large beautiful tulip tree that stands next to the Annandale National Historic Site downtown. It could be related but I am not sure.
Joey Sanders, 16 May 2021

Photos, upon which I based my drawing, are available here: https://heathershistoricals.weebly.com/blog/celebrate-our-flags-tillsonburgs-olympic-team
Masao Okazaki, 27 May 2021

Previous flag

image by Masao Okazaki, 27 May 2021
based on photo located by Valentin Poposki, 20 July 2020

A white flag with an otter-like animal standing on a plinth, a garland of yellow maple leaves tied with a dark blue ribbon, the date 1872 in dark blue, and the name in large letters above, dominated by a T almost the entire height of the flag.

According to this Facebook photo, this old flag was used until 2014:
https://www.facebook.com/TillsonburgON/photos/633729673403038
Masao Okazaki, 27 May 2021