Robert Bessant of Margret, Manitoba, won a nationwide competition to
design the territorial flag in 1968. The blue panels at each end of
the flag represent the lakes and waters of the territories. The white
center panel symbolizes the ice and snow of the north and contains the
shield from the arms of the territories. The upper white portion of
the shield represents the polar ice pack. The wavy blue line symbolized
the Northwest Passage. The lower wavy line represents the tree line
between the forests and the tundra. The green below the line represents
the forest and the red above represents the tundra. The gold billets
symbolize the wealth of the province.
There is a picture of a white fox. |
