Details and additional photos of NAVA 49:
The NAVA 49 Flag: Reid Reynolds and her father, Ken Reynolds, designed the flag with input from John Hartvigsen, Pete Loeser, and Jeremy Hammond. Although a simple and minimal design, the flag covers a lot of contextual ground. First, the flag is restricted to red and white—the national colours of Canada. In this instance, the white field also signifies snow and winter, the latter being the predominant season for most of the country (and the reason why NAVA 49 could not be held in Ottawa in February 2015 for fear of freezing most of the attendees—it was -32 degrees Fahrenheit on February 15, the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag). The silhouette next to the hoist depicts the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, the well-known building that most represents Ottawa to the country and the world. The maple leaf in the upper fly represents the nation as a whole and Canada’s best-known symbol. The flag’s proportions are 1:2.
Meeting flag description from
Flag Research Quarterly 11: The Flags of NAVA
Organizing Committee Chair: Kenneth R. Reynolds