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Perth County

All pins donated by the municipality unless otherwise noted.

Perth, County of

A black rectangular lapel pin with the name "Perth County" across the width. In smaller text beneath the name is the location "Ontario Canada". Above the name in between the two words is a red maple leaf.

Donated by the municipality

A round lapel pin with a shape in the centre representing the geographic boundaries of Perth County. Around the border is the name “County of Perth”, the phrase “150th Anniversary” and the dates 1853 and 2003.

Perth County is named for the first group of settlers to arrive in the former North Easthope and South Easthope townships. These settlers came from Perthshire. Interestingly, the date on this pin isn’t the date of the establishment of the County (which was in 1850), but rather the opening of the first courthouse.

Donated by Matt Anstett

North Perth, Municipality of

A lapel pin with a circle above a banner. The banner has the name “North Perth”. At the centre of the circle is a torch and the phrase “Est. 1998”. Around the circle is a border with the names “Listowel, Elma, Wallace”.

The three names around the edge of the pin are the three communities that amalgamated in 1998 to form North Perth. Listowel was originally called Mapleton until a post office was established and a government official renamed the community after a town in Ireland. Elma is named after Governor General Lord Elgin’s wife Lady Elma Bruce. Wallace was the last of the townships to be settled and at times tries to leave Perth County to join Wellington County.

Perth East, Township of

A round lapel pin with a coat of arms at the centre. The shield is divided in half diagonally. In the upper left half are two interlocked gears. In the bottom right half is a plow. On top of the shield is a fence and three maple leaves. Below the shield is a banner with the name “Perth East”.

Perth East is home to the Ellice Swamp, a large wetland area between the Thames and Nith rivers. The swamp is important as a home to the golden-winged warbler whose population is in such decline due to habitat loss that the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering designating it as endangered or threatened.

Perth South, Township of

A lapel pin in an abstract geometric shape following the geographical boundaries of Perth South. A with border around the edge alternates between trilliums and maple leaves and has the date 1998 at the bottom. In the centre is a blue background with the name “Township of Perth South”. Above the name to the left is a tree and two birds. Above the name to the right are two gears and a plow.

Perth South is the location of a community called Anderson which is the birthplace of Canada’s ninth Prime Minister, Arthur Meighen who was the first Prime Minsiter born after Confenderation but whose term only lasted about a year and a half.

St. Mary's, Town of

A round lapel pin with a coat of arms at the centre. The shield is divided into quarters. The details on the shield are too small to clearly identify. Aove the shield is a beaver. Below is a banner with the motto “Omnia vincit labor”. A border around the pin has the name “Corporation of the Town of St. Mary’s”.

The Town of St. Mary’s has had a public library since 1857. The first was a branch of the local Mechanics Institute which provided education to factory, office and shop workers, but that had no permanent home, instead renting space for $1 a year.

Stratford, City of

A lapel pin with the name “Stratford Ontario Canada” above the slogan “Dramatically different”. To the upper left of the name is a clocktower and a bridge.

Donated by the municipality

A lapel pin with a blue oval at the centre of which is a stylized white swan in the shape of a capital letter 'S'. Below the oval is a box with the name "Stratford".

Donated by Susan Gardner

The city of Stratford, located on the Avon River is famous for its annual dramatic festival where Shakespearean plays are performed. The city is named after the town in England called Stratford-upon-Avon which was the birthplace of the famous playwright William Shakespeare.

West Perth, Municipality of

A round lapel pin with a border with the statements "Growing Together" and "Wisdom and Justice". In between the slogans are red maple leaves. At the centre of the pin are two overlapping oval rings, one vertical and one horizontal and forming five sections.. In the centre section is a trillium. In the left section is a Canadian flag. In the right section is the Ontario flag. In the top section is a gear. In the bottom section is a stalk of wheat. At the bottom of the pin is a banner that says "West Perth".

West Perth has 65 acres of wetlands including 3 rehabilitated ponds.

Preserving wetlands helps improve water quality, prevent flooding and provides a habit for many species. Over 200 rare bird species have been seen in the West Perth Wetlands

Former Municipalities

Blanshard, Township of

A round lapel pin with a geographic representation of the former Township of Blanshard divided into quarters. The top left quarter has a cow. The top right has interlocking gears. The bottom left has an otter. The bottom right has a sheaf of wheat. At the top border of the pin is the date 1839 and the title “Township”. At the bottom border is the name “of Blanshard”.

Blanshard was incorporated in 1839 and was amalgamated with the Township of Downie in 1998 to form Perth South.

The former Township was named after Richard Blanshard, a director of the Canada Company which was established to colonize parts of southwestern Ontario. He would later become first Governor of the Vancouver Island Colony.

Donated by Dan Cromp

Hibbert, Township of

The former Township of Hibbert was named for William Hibbert, a director of the Canada Company which led the settlement of the Huron Tract. In 1998, the Township was merged with the former Town of Mitchell, and the former Townships of Logan and Fullarton to form the Municipality of West Perth.

Donated by Dan Cromp

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