Adopted November 2010 | ||
The flag of Vernon, British Columbia, a city in the Okanagan region of Canada, was adopted in November 2010, after it was flown to Afghanistan by Canadian Forces members, including Gareth Eley, a seamen from the city who also returned the flag when it was adopted. It was presented at a service member flag program, Home Flags Project, by Eley, in addition to a number of other municipal flags, and, in Vernon, at sports stadium Wesbild Centre during Remembrance Day ceremonies, having been traded to the mayor at that time. He also stated it displays the "rich" history of this city to the public.
The Vernon City Council declared they would frame and display the flag at Vernon City Hall at this time. There is a crest and shield version of the flag of Vernon that is used occasionally; it was adopted shortly after the city was incorporated. The flag of Vernon represents the city itself and its region, the Okanagan, containing a "V" to note Vernon, an elk to represent the wildlife of the area, sheaves to suggest the importance of agriculture in the city, while its horn of plenty notes its fruit industry.