Ladysmith considering new town flag

The Town of Ladysmith is looking at redesigning its “cacophony” of a flag. 

That’s what town councillor Jeff Virtanen called the current town flag at the committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday night. 

Mayor Aaron Stone says he likes the town’s flag, but sees value in updating it.

CBC municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy was surprised to learn that a Twitter thread he wrote in 2018 was part of the reason council was considering it.

Dean McGee is an expert on municipal flags in British Columbia who worked as a researcher for a book on the subject by the North American Vexillological Association. 

He agrees the Ladysmith flag could use a refresh, but also worries about losing the character of the current flag.