Proposed Flag for Town of Port Hawkesbury, NS – Design E1

PORT HAWKESBURY, NS
Design E1
Hawk head on curved land

Port Hawkesbury can be rendered reasonably accurately as a curve in the southwest direction, which is what I did here. The rest of the view is ocean for a distinct field division, and a hawk head brands the visual centre of the land as Port Hawkesbury.

REFERENCE
Port Hawkesbury is a municipality of about 3200 people in 8.10 sq km (3.13 sq mi) in the south of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It is a part of Inverness County, geographically, but is independent of it politically. It was founded as Ship Harbour in 1789, but renamed in honour of Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. It has a history of ship building for the timber export trade, schooners, and fishing boats. Today, it is largely a service centre for western Cape Breton, with many residents working in large industries in adjacent communities. Otherwise, there isn’t a lot of symbolism associated with Port Hawkesbury, historically or visually, simple or iconic enough for a flag, except for maybe the tamarack tree from an areas and some buildings so named currently.

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