Proclamation, Lighting and Community Flag Raising Requests

To be considered for approval, the requestor will be a registered charity or not-for-profit organization and will demonstrate an interest in or have a relationship with the Municipality of Trent Hills, including but not limited to:

• public awareness campaigns
• cause is of benefit to and/or supports the residents
• events of significance
• demonstrate respect for residents

• political parties or political organizations
• promotion of business or commercial enterprise
• matters inciting hatred, or those that are discriminatory
• intent contrary to corporate policies or by-laws
• intent is to defame the integrity of the Municipality of Trent Hills
• matters which are untruthful

• A Proclamation is a public statement by the Municipality, on the Municipality's website, designating a period (day, week, month) in recognition of a significant event, organization or cause.
• An organization/cause does not have exclusive rights to the day, week or month of their Proclamation.
• No Lighting Request or Community Flag Raising Request will be approved unless a Proclamation is issued.

• In addition to a Proclamation, an organization may request Lighting the clock faces of the Clock Tower, located at 36 Front Street South, Campbellford, in a specific colour.  A maximum of four colours may be requested.
• Requests will be approved on a first come first serve basis.
• Lighting will occur from dusk to dawn.

• In addition to a Proclamation, an organization may request a Community Flag Raising.
• Requests will be approved on a first come first serve basis.
• Community Flag Raisings will only occur on regular business days.
• Community Flag Raisings will only take place on the Ceremonial Flagpoles located at:
  • Emergency Services Base, 50 Doxsee Avenue, Campbellford
  • Clock Tower, 36 Front Street South, Campbellford
  • Hastings Civic Centre, 6 Albert Street East, Hastings
  • Mill Park, County Road 29, Warkworth
• The Municipality will determine which Ceremonial Flagpoles will be used for each Community Flag Raising.
• The requestor is responsible to provide a 36" x 72" Community Flag for raising.  The flag will not be stored by the Municipality after the flag raising period.

• Proclamation, Lighting and Community Flag Raisings should be submitted using our online Request Form.
• Applications must be submitted a minimum of thirty days in advance of the first day of recognition and may not be submitted more than ninety days in advance.
• A Proclamation, Lighting or Community Flag Raising will not be issued or approved if the first day to be recognized has passed.
• The Municipality will advise if the request has been approved or not.