A Beary Special Flag

 Hullo Stuffie pals... today we are going to be looking at a beary special flag! The flag of Vancouver Island! Bet you didn't know V.I. had a flag, did you? Well, it did but then it didn't but now it kind of does...

Ta-dah!!! We've been hunting for one of these forever. Ah-hem... The flag of Vancouver Island initially came into being in 1865 when the Admiralty (of Great Britain) decreed that all ships needed to fly the flag of their colony. But then... in 1866, Vancouver Island joined the colony of the mainland soooo... it didn't exist for beary long. And most researchers say that the flag itself was actually never produced... But then in the late 1980s, a local flag store started making them! It's the British Ensign...

With the seal of Vancouver Island as well... The symbols are: Trident of Neptune and the Caduceus (or wand) of Mercury crossed in saltire. These represent the Pacific island colony’s relationship with the sea and with trade respectively. Above this is set a pinecone, and below is a beaver sitting on a small island surrounded by calm water. These represent the forest and other natural resources of the colony and perhaps also the early connection of the colony to the Hudson’s Bay Company (who also bore beavers on their arms). (This is all from Wikipedia)

Cool, no? 

We kind of likes it! It's an artifact of history and we think we'll hang it in our stuffie clubroom... Now, we just need a stuffie clubroom.

But really... the beary special flag we wanted to present today is different... we just need to make one!

First we need some coloured paper... waaaaayyyy too much purple...

But... there we go... some nice blue...

and some yellow...

We just need to use the handy-dandy paper cutter to cut the blue in half...

And find some tape...

And... voila... our Beary Special Flag. Stay strong.