Oyen, Alberta (Canada)

Special Area No. 3

Last modified: 2012-08-11 by rob raeside
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image contributed by Darrell Neuman, 14 July 2008

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Description of the flag

The town of Oyen, Alberta (population: 1,099 ) is located at the intersection of two highways in southeast Alberta near the provincial boundary with Saskatchewan.

The municipal flag of Oyen features the head of a Pronghorn Antelope. This animal is native to this area of Alberta. There is also the symbolic representation of an intersection of two roads (Highway 41 and Highway 9) which form a cross in the center of the flag. This is also the name of the town in bold lettering. This flag was officially adopted by Town Council on January 20, 1976.
Darrell Neuman, 14 July 2008