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![[Salt Springs]](../images/c/ca-bcsat.jpg)
image by Michael
Halleran, 14 June 2012
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Saturna Island is the southernmost of the Gulf Islands with a permanent
population of about 350. The economy is based on tourism and agriculture
(chiefly vineyards and sheep). They adopted a flag echoing the Spanish discovery
of the island (named for the Spanish naval schooner Santa Saturnina) with a
yellow cross on a red field bearing a badge in the upper quadrant of the fly.
The attached photos show the flag flying from the Saturna Island Heritage Centre
in the Fog Horn Building at East Point and a detail of the badge. Which can be
seen as based on the Spanish Arms with local symbolism added (a domestic sheep,
orca, wild goat, eagle – albeit heraldic rather than proper – and wine tankard)
with two trees as supporters. The flags are produce on island generally with a
hand painted badge, although I am told that there is one with an appliqué and
embroidered badge for the use of the island’s cutter.
Michael Halleran, 14
June 2012
![[Salt Springs]](../images/c/ca-bcsat1.jpg)
image by Michael
Halleran, 14 June 2012