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The grassy mound refers to the lands of the City.The daffodils represent its floral riches, and the strawberry flowers allude to the market gardens as well as specialized agricultural production. The wavy bands representing water symbolize the rivers and other bodies of water in the City of Abbotsford. Supporters
The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, worn on St David's Day (1 March) in Wales. The daffodil may be known as Welsh: cenhinen Bedr (Saint Peter's leek). [24] The Sessile Oak, also called the Welsh Oak is the national tree of Wales. [25] The red kite is sometimes named as the national symbol of wildlife in Wales. [26]
Telephone numbers in Canada follow the fixed-length format of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) of a three-digit area code, a three-digit central office code (or exchange code), and a four-digit station or line code. This is represented as NPA NXX XXXX. [1]
Dame Wales ; Bulldog. The Lion and the Unicorn (England and Scotland) Welsh dragon (Wales) Manx cat United States: Columbia, Lady Liberty [39] The Minuteman (American Revolution) Uncle Sam (federal government) Brother Jonathan (New England) Kamehameha ; The Guardian ; The Lady of the Alamo (Texas, obsolete) Billy Yank (The North, obsolete)
British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear: Pacific salmon: Pacific dogwood: Western redcedar: Jade: Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur: Manitoba [4] Great grey owl: Plains bison: Walleye: Prairie crocus: White spruce – Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free) Provincial grass: big bluestem ...
British Columbia: Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), adopted in 1956. [77] Prince Edward Island: lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule), a species of orchid, adopted in 1947. [78] Saskatchewan: western red lily (Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum), adopted in 1941. [79] Alberta: wild rose (Rosa acicularis), also known as the prickly rose, adopted ...
English place names in Canada is a list of Canadian place names which are named after places in England, carried over by English emigrants and explorers from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The names can also be derived from places founded by people with English surnames.
The coat of arms of British Columbia [1] is the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian province of British Columbia. The arms contain symbols reflecting British Columbia's British heritage along with local symbols. At the upper part of the shield is the Union Jack, representing the United Kingdom. The lower portion of the shield features a ...