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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 28 ,2 01 9 | 20 26 Guelph St, Georgetown 905-877-9896 carpetone.com Let Us Floor You. HARDWOOD • CARPET • LAMINATE LUXURY VINYL TILE CERAMIC • VINYL & MORE Locally owned & operated by neighbours you've known & trusted for over 40 years! It was designed in 1972 for the upcoming 100th anni- versary of being incorporat- ed as a village, but Acton's flag never really got its time in the sun. Within two years, Acton was amalgamated with Georgetown and the Town- ship of Esquesing to form the Town of Halton Hills. But with the name Acton celebrating its 175th anni- versary this year, the flag is set to fly again. Jack Carpenter, who came up with the design, is looking forward to seeing the flag on display around town. "It still has a history after more than 40 years and I think it will continue to be an interesting design," Car- penter said. The flag has three large red circles, with three smaller blue circles toward the middle. Carpenter has been told the design looks like a shamrock, though he ad- mits that was not the intent. His original design was up- side down compared to the finished product, which makes sense when he ex- plains his inspiration. Carpenter and Hartley Coles were looking at a map of Ontario. Cities over 50,000 were marked with large red circles, cities over 20,000 were marked by smaller blue circles. Carpenter no- ticed a pattern. To the west, east and south, there were three large cities (Kitchener, To- ronto and Hamilton). There was also a smaller city in each direction (Guelph, Brampton and Oakville). Right in the middle was Ac- ton. When Carpenter started manipulating the map, the circles converged and he no- ticed the intersecting lines of the blue circle created a trillium, the provincial flower of Ontario. To com- plete the design, two green and white lines were added representing the Niagara Escarpment in summer and winter. Carpenter made one last change, flipping it upside down, for the simple reason that he thought it looked better that way. "(The flag) was very pop- ular in 1974 and I think it would have the same effect," Carpenter said. "I'd like to see it flying on the entranc- es into town. It would give us our own personality." Residents will have the opportunity to fly the Acton flag as well. Flags can be purchased from Heritage Acton. For more informa- tion, contact info@acton- townhallcentre.ca. NEWS In celebration of 175 years since the naming of the town, Heritage Acton will be selling Acton flags that residents can fly. On hand for the kickoff were (front row, from left) Peter Rowe, Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette, Jack Carpenter, Councillors Jon Hurst and Mike Albano, Anne McIntryre, Councillor Clark Somerville (back row, from left) Andrew Hilson, John Brooks, Lloyd McIntyre and Kevin Hazzard. Herb Garbutt / Metroland ACTON'S FLAG TO FLY AGAIN TO MARK 175TH ANNIVERSARY HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA