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Albion Herald Extraordinary

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge of Office
June 26, 2007
Vol. V, p. 156

Albion Herald Extraordinary

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Blazon

Badge

On a roundel per fess Gules and Azure a fess rompu cotised Argent;

Symbolism

Badge

Red, white and blue are the colours of the Royal Union Flag and represent the Loyalist founders of the Hamilton region, the location of the Albion Falls at Red Hill Creek. Albion is an ancient name for Great Britain. The broken stripes in the centre of the badge symbolize the water of Albion Falls flowing over the Niagara Escarpment.