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Canopy tents: the perfect marketing tool for indoor and outdoor events!

Why are Aurora Flags canopy tents so awesome, you ask? We've got five great reasons to choose an Aurora Flags tent. 1) Aurora Flag's canopy tents are printed on 600D polyester. This material is flame and water resistant. It meets CPAI-84 SEC.6/ULC S109 and NFPA 701 Fire standard specs. This means you can use this product indoors at trade show events that have stringent fire-retardant specifications for all exhibitors. Check out this super satisfying video of us spilling coffee [...]

Canopy tents: the perfect marketing tool for indoor and outdoor events!2022-07-26T20:29:59+00:00

History of the Pride Flag

History of the Pride Flag Discover the history of the pride flag - The original Pride Flag was designed by a man by the name of Gilbert Baker in 1978. Baker, originally from Kansas,  worked as a designer in San Francisco. Baker was an openly gay activist for gay rights. Baker was commissioned by his friend and co-activist for gay rights Harvey Milk to design an emblem that would be immediately recognizable as a symbol of gay empowerment. Baker came [...]

History of the Pride Flag2021-09-16T19:32:23+00:00

Pride Canada Schedule 2019

Celebrate PRIDE in 2019 with Aurora Flags and Banners. Here is a small  list of events happening in 2019. Want to add an event? Let us know.  Some events are yet not listed as the dates are TBD. British Columbia Whistler Pride: January 20th -27th Quesnel Pride: June 15th Nanaimo Pride Week: June 4th - 9th Victoria Pride: July 7th Surrey Pride: June 29th Out in White Rock  July 16th Fraser Valley Pride  (Abbotsford): July 17th -19th Vancouver Pride August 2nd - 4th BOLDfest Vancouver October [...]

Pride Canada Schedule 20192019-12-03T23:36:27+00:00

Case Study: The French Quarter of Edmonton

Building Bridges Without Borders - The French Quarter of Edmonton The French Quarter District of Edmonton (Quartier Francophone d'Edmonton) approached Aurora Flags and Banners with a unique project they had been thinking about. They wanted to install 50 flagpoles onto a bridge in their district to display the flags of all the French Speaking Countries that the French Quarter has community members from.    Photo Edmonton Fusion FC     This project quickly took on the the name "A Bridge [...]

Case Study: The French Quarter of Edmonton2021-09-16T19:51:21+00:00

How Feather Flags and Roll Up Banners Can Help Your Election Campaign

How Feather Flags and roll up banners can help your election campaign Feather Flags: Make Your Name Stands Out From the Crowd Feather Flags are fantastic marketing tools that are great both indoor and outdoor use.Candidates often use feather flags at their events to add colour and promote Party branding or outside of their campaign office to draw attention and let the community know where they are situated. The moving colour of the flags attracts the attention of people passing [...]

How Feather Flags and Roll Up Banners Can Help Your Election Campaign2021-09-16T20:00:43+00:00

The 4th Flagpole: The Importance of Treaty Flags

The Fourth flagpole The Importance of Treay Flags - With the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Council, much of Canada's not so pure history with the Indigenous Nations has been confronted and retold. From this spirit of reconciliation, many government organizations, school boards and politicians have pushed to honour Indigenous land by raising the Treaty flags of the land in which they occupy. Today, through the Truth and Reconciliation process, we are uncovering the many injustices done to [...]

The 4th Flagpole: The Importance of Treaty Flags2023-05-31T21:28:21+00:00

Oil, Gas and Energy Trade Shows In Canada

Oil Gas and Energy Trade Shows in Canada Here are a few events happening in 2019 for refining, petrochemicals, processing, exploration, offshore, drilling trade shows in Canada. Edmonton WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES MANUFACTURING SHOW  ANNUAL EVENT For more than 30 years, top manufacturers in Western Canada have attended WMTS looking for new ideas, solutions and suppliers to help them gain a competitive edge. They come together to source solutions and knowledge from the global leaders in machine tools and tooling, metalworking, and advanced manufacturing. [...]

Oil, Gas and Energy Trade Shows In Canada2021-09-16T20:23:52+00:00

Case Study: Street Banners Add Vibrancy in Devon, Alberta

Devons Citizens show off what they love best. Case Study: Street Banners Add Vibrancy in Devon Alberta - In 2018, the Town of Devon, Alberta, decided to use street banners to beautify their town, engage their citizens and communicate what their Town is all about. Situated on the banks of the North Saskatchewan river, the Town is known to be a destination for outdoor activities all year round. City representatives went around town snapping photographs of residents doing their favourite [...]

Case Study: Street Banners Add Vibrancy in Devon, Alberta2021-09-16T20:35:02+00:00

Case Study: Saxony Glen Showhome Sign

Case Study: Saxony Glen Showhome Sign In the fall of 2018 Aurora Flags and Banners put up the tallest sign we ever have. The challenges with this sign were not only the sight, but the weight and the different stand off elements from the sign. Cameron Development wanted to drum up awareness for their Saxony Glenn residential development that was coming soon. Their solution was not one, but two 24 x24 signs, installed in a V shape. Each sign had a 12’ [...]

Case Study: Saxony Glen Showhome Sign2021-09-16T20:56:22+00:00

Case Study: Making Communities Bloom with Strathcona County

Case Study: Making the Community Bloom with Strathcona County Aurora Flags and Banners had the privilege of being a sponsor of the 2018 Communities in Bloom Symposium National Event in Strathcona County.   How did we end up "making the community bloom with Strathcona County?" The communities in bloom program is something that Aurora Flags is quite familiar with as we work with municipalities across Canada to print flags and banners to beautify their communities. When we heard the event was [...]

Case Study: Making Communities Bloom with Strathcona County2021-09-16T21:02:20+00:00

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