Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween!
Fun Fact….Did you know the world’s heaviest jack-o’-lantern weighed 2,350 pounds?
The Flag Store Interview With Barrie Today
Back To School
It’s hard to believe the Labour Day long Weekend it already upon us. As the kids get ready for Back to School we wonder where the summer went .
Here is a little history of this long weekend. Labour Day, the first Monday in September, has been a statutory holiday in Canada since 1894. Historically, workers marked the day with various activities. These included parades, speeches, games, amateur competitions and picnics. The holiday promoted working-class solidarity and belonging during a time of industrialization. Since the Second World War, fewer and fewer people have participated in Labour Day activities. Regardless, it remains a statutory holiday. Many Canadians now spend the Labour Day holiday relaxing and having family time and preparing for the return to school.
Made In Canada
Did you know that we proudly make our Canada Nylon Sewn Flag at our factory at 176 Saunders Rd in Barrie , Ontario Canada. Proud to be Canadian!
Scott Vacation House Rules HGTV
Here is a sneak peak of what we were so thrilled to be a part of.
https://www.hgtv.ca/video/scotts-vacation-house-rules/
We Have Something Exciting to Share!
We have something really exciting to share ! Stay Tuned for more details of The Flag Store’s HGTV debut!
Progress Pride Flag
What is the Progress Pride Flag?
Red=Life
Orange=Healing
Yellow=New Ideas/Sunlight
Green=Prosperity/Nature
Blue=Serenity/Harmony
Violet=Spirit
Black/Brown=People of Color
White/Blue/Pink=Trans Community
Designed in 2018 by Graphic designer Daniel Quasar, Quasar added a five-colored chevron to the classic Rainbow Flag to place a greater emphasis on “inclusion and progression.” Quasar’s Progress Pride Flag added five arrow-shaped lines to the six-colored Rainbow Flag, which is widely recognized as the symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) community.
The flag includes black and brown stripes to represent marginalized LGBTQ+ communities of color, along with the colors pink, light blue and white, which are used on the Transgender Pride Flag.
Pray For Ukraine
An Ontario business has sewn more than 15,000 flags since late February for Canadians looking to show their solidarity with Ukrainian citizens.
The Flag Store, which has locations in Toronto, Barrie and Thornton, Ont., has always sold the Ukrainian flag, but, starting in late February, CEO Cecelia Burke says she saw sales for the flag increase dramatically.
Since then, she says her and her team have sewn over 15,000 Ukrainian flags.
“On Feb. 24, all of a sudden we had people coming into our store and asking for [Ukrainian] car flags and dowel flags,” Burke told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday. She says she immediately called her team when she heard the news that war had broken out, told them something tragic had happened, and asked them to come back into the shop to start sewing extra flags.
Flags made by The Flag Store (Provided by Cecelia Burke)
When asked how she copes with the complicated relationship between tragedy and sales, she said, “I can honestly say I probably cry three times a day.”
“When you have a customer come in and actually touch their flag and they start to cry, then you start to well up too,” she said.
Many of her customers have tales of trying to reunite with relatives back home in Ukraine, she says.
“It’s been very heart wrenching at times.”
On Thursday, Burke attended a rally in Barrie to show her support for Ukraine, where she handed out some of her miniature flags for free.
“We just gave out the flags and sang and listened to the mayor — it was extremely emotional.”
The Flag Store is a family business. “My parents started this company 55 years ago and I continued on after they passed away,” Burke said.
She said she’s proud to mobilize her family company to help show support for Ukrainian citizens.
“The [flags] allow us to say, ‘Canada’s standing with you here and we are showing you support.’”
