Proportion | 1:2 |
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Adopted | 1952 |
Design | The coat of arms in a white disk with, at its left, a Saskatoon berry in a green background and at its right, 13 white and yellow stripes. |
Designed by | Deck Whitehead |
The flag of Saskatoon is the banner representing the city of Saskatoon and consists of a branch of Saskatoon berries on a green backrground on the left, with seven yellow stripes, white alternating, on the right. The Saskatoon crest is imposed on the stripes. [1]
The idea of a flag was proposed by the committee handling the 70th anniversairy celebrations of Saskatoon. Deck Whitehead's design ended up being selected but after the celebrations, was forgotten. In 1966, fourteen years later, Saskatoon were looking for a flag to celebrate its 60th birthday. A citizen reminded the then mayor Whitehead's
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