Flag of Edmonton

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|Adoption = 1986

|Design = Triband with a Canadian pale

|Designer = Norman Yates

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File:Flag of Edmonton (1966–1986).svg

File:Edmontonian_Flag.jpg

The flag of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada features the coat of arms on a white square (Canadian pale) surmounting a light blue field.

The colours of the flag, white and blue, symbolize peace and water (for the North Saskatchewan River) respectively. The city flag was first approved by Edmonton City Council on 12 December 1966, designed by artist Norman Yates,{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/whats-in-a-flag-the-history-and-future-of-six-of-albertas-municipal-ensigns |title=What's in a flag? The history and future of six of Alberta's municipal ensigns |website=Calgary Herald |last=Herring |first=Jason |date=3 January 2022 |accessdate=4 January 2022}} and was updated in 1986. It was originally adopted for the Canadian Centennial.[https://edmontonjournal.com/news/insight/maybe-the-magpie-defines-us-creativity-meets-symbolism-as-support-grows-to-redesign-the-city-flag Stolte, Elise. "Maybe the magpie defines us: Creativity meets symbolism as support grows to redesign the city flag," Edmonton Journal, Saturday, September 24, 2016.] Retrieved May 2, 2024.

In 2016 Mayor Don Iveson supported an effort to adopt a new flag by artist Ryan McCourt and adapting the coat of arms. A winning entry in a First Nations Treaty 6 art contest, Grand Chief Randy Ermineskin gave it to Iveson as a gift, in August, during treaty recognition ceremonies.

McCourt's flag borrowed elements from the city's coat of arms and was inspired by the text stating that the document is enduring "as long as the sun shines, as long as the grass grows, and as long as the river flows."[https://doniveson.ca/2016/11/09/a-new-flag-for-edmonton/ "A New Flag for Edmonton," Mayor Don Iveson's blog entry from Wednesday, November 9, 2016.] Retrieved May 2, 2024. Due to a lack of support, Iveson abandoned the flag redesign in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-nixes-idea-of-new-city-flag-may-add-flags-for-treaty-6-metis |title=Edmonton nixes idea of new city flag, may add flags for Treaty 6, Metis |website=Edmonton Journal |last=Stolte |first=Elise |date=13 March 2017 |accessdate=4 January 2022}}

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