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In The London Free Press, 18 May 2007, Joe Matyas reports the unveiling of the London Police flag.
Two years after celebrating 150 years of service to the city, London police completed a mission related to that milestone yesterday.
In a rare display of public pageantry, about 170 members of the force marched with military precision at Wolseley Barracks as they showed their force's official colours for the first time.
It took three years for the flag's coat of arms to be designed, researched and approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority and Queen Elizabeth II.
Longer than expected, said Chief Murray Faulkner, but still an event that makes London one of only three Canadian police forces to have colours with such lofty seals of approval.
Taking a cue from the Latin motto on its flag, Facta Non Verba! (Deeds, not Words!), the police service marked the occasion on parade, supported by about 30 members of the London police Pipes and Drums and the Ontario Provincial Police Ceremonial Drum.
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London police will parade their colours only three or four times a year, during such special events as the ceremonial opening of the courts and the annual Warriors' Day parade, Faulkner said. The flag, made in India [sic] and completed in April, will also be asset to the city.
Ivan Sache, 18 May 2007