NEW BRUNSWICK
The name "Brunswick" was in honour of King George
of England
whose family came from the House of Brunswick.
New Brunswick became a province in 1867.
The flag and the shield look almost the same.
The royal lion of England is on the top of the flag and shield.
The bottom has a sailing ship which shows the province
once relied on the shipping and shipbuilding industry.
It became the official flag of New Brunswick in 1965.
Above the shield is an Atlantic Salmon with a crown.
White-tailed Deer are standing to the left and right of the shield.
The small shields on the deer represent the early settlers -
the English, Irish, Scottish and French.
The deer are standing on a mound of violets and fiddleheads.
The motto at the bottom means "Hope was restored".
THE PURPLE VIOLET
Click on the photo to see a bigger
picture of the violet.
The purple violet is found in the meadows and woods
of eastern Canada.The small bluish-purple flowers blossom in the spring and early summer.
OTHER EMBLEMS
bird - Black-capped Chickadee
tree - Balsam Fir (used for Christmas trees,
lumbering,
pulp and paper industry)
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