PORT HAWKESBURY, NS
Design E2
Hawk head on curve facing fly

While this design is as Design E1 for the field and what it means for a geographical flag, the hawk head was placed as it is, facing towards the fly against heraldic conventions, for the design opportunity to fit it nicely to the curve in the field. While the direction of the hawk head is against heraldic convention to symbolize the animal “running” (flying) away, it would be jarring facing the hoist, jammed up against that curve flowing to the fly. Besides, this is not an animal in the centre of the flag like often seen in heraldry, where it has a choice for which direction to “go”. This is an animal butted up against hoist defending it, with only one direction to go. There is no cowardice in this design. If anything, there isn’t even a neutral stance to just look “home”, but rather an attack mode to spring forth from the foundation that is the hoist.

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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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