News Release

1999-11-18 00:00:00

New UW flag to be raised

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UW's new flag to be hoisted

DATE: Friday, November 19

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

PLACE: University Avenue entrance

University of Waterloo

EVENT: Historic flag raising

The University of Waterloo's newly created flag will be run up the flagpole at the campus entrance on University Avenue. David Johnston, UW president, will do the honours and raise the flag for the first time, assisted by Sgt. Wayne Shortt of the UW Police Service.

The campus flag, displaying UW's colours of gold, black and white, contains chevrons and three red lions similar to the UW shield. It will fly next to the Canada and Ontario flags at the reconstructed entrance to the university.

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From the UW News Bureau, (519) 888-4444
Release no. 218 -- November 18, 1999

1999-11-18 00:00:00