Bicentennial committee receives permission to fly flag during celebrations

By Sarah Ferguson

Posted 1 day ago

Jim Alexander and Rick Meloen's vision for Queen Street will become a reality.

The members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake 1812 Bicentennial Committee asked councillors last week for permission to fly a newly-designed flag in the Old Town.
The bicentennial flag features a soldier, with the words Niagara-on-the-Lake and the years 1812 and 2012.
It will be flown along side the Canadian flag and the Union Jack on three concrete poles in the Old Town and the bicentennial committee will be responsible for replacing the flags if they become tattered or torn.
Lord Mayor David Eke said he supported having the flag to represent NOTL and the bicentennial celebrations.
"The flags will also reflect the re-enactment of the American occupation and the Union Jack will be replaced with a period American flag."
The flags are expected to be displayed for three years until the end of the celebration in 2014.