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Township of Osgoode Crest1977
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Township of Osgoode CrestThe Meaning of the Township of Osgoode Crest designed in 1977, the Sesquicentennial Year of the first settlers.
THE BEAVER represents the fur bearing animal that brought in the early trappers. The Castor River in Osgoode Township was also named after this animal (Castor is the French word for beaver).
THE LOG FENCE AND PLOUGHED GROUND above the fence are reminders of the early farming settlers.
THE WHEEL is a symbol representing those who arrived in wilderness country by steam or paddle boat.
THE STRIPS OF BLUE ON EACH SIDE OF THE WHEEL stand for the two rivers running through the Township - the Rideau and Castor rivers.
THE MAPLE TREES (to the left of the wheel) bring to mind the pioneers making maple sugar and maple syrup.
THE MAPLE TREES AND THE PINE TREES (to the right of the wheel) stand for the logging and lumbering carried out by our ancestors.
The Crest is encircled by a HORSESHOE, a reminder of the animal used by the pioneers in inland travel, logging and farming. The horseshoe holds forever the continued good luck in Osgoode Township.
Across the top of the Crest:
The CROWN representing the United Kingdom
The MAPLE LEAF representing Canada
The TRILLIUM representing Ontario
The Whole Crest Represents the Township of Osgoode
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