The flag of Windsor, Ontario, was designed by Hector Lacasse, former mayor of adjacent Tecumseh, during a local contest in 1971. The blue and white represent the

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and

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, respectively. The flag contains the seal of the city in the upper left and a rose in the lower right, highlighting

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's alternate motto, "The Rose City"/"City of Roses." The city seal was replaced in 1992 by a

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. The date of 1854 on the seal signifies the final date in which the railroad to Windsor was completely built and the city was formed by the

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of several other settlements. It is also the date that it was founded as a town.

1992 Proposal

On 8 May 1992, the

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formally granted to Windsor a new badge, a new crest, and a new flag: ''

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on a

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Argent the shield of Arms of the City of Windsor'': ''Or on a pale between two roses Gules barbed Vert charged with a cogwheel Or a

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Or above a rose Or barbed Vert charged with a cogwheel Gules a chief undy Azure''.''

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'', vol. 126 (25 Jul 1992), p. 2303 It appears that, after the

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had been issued, the City of Windsor does not use the new flag officially, may or may not selectively be using the badge, but certainly utilizes the crest from the 1992 heraldic set.

References

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Flags introduced in 1971