Pin Quest Ontario

Elgin County

A circular lapel pin with a red border with text reading County of Elgin Ontario. Inside the border is a shield featuring a beaver under a plant. A royal crown is on top of the border.

Elgin County was part of Middlesex but had such growth that an Act of Legislature in 1852 granted it independence so long as the new county built its own courthouse and jail. These were constructed by 1853 and stand to this day.

Donated by the municipality

Aylmer, Town of

A lapel pin shaped like a coat of arms. The shield has a red background with a white chevron pointing up. The chevron has two green circles on either side of a green cross. Above the chevron are two white stars. Below the chevron is a white steer. At the bottom is a banner with the word Aylmer.

During WWII, the Royal Canadian Air Force built a training facility in the town. Years later, the facility would become the Ontario Police College.

Almost every police officer in Ontario has spent 13 weeks training in Aylmer.

Donated by the municipality

Bayham, Municipality of

A round metal lapel pin with a red letter B at the centre above two leaves. At the bottom is the word Bayham. At the top is the date 1850.

A round plastic lapel pin with a red letter B at the centre above two leaves. At the bottom is the word Bayham. At the top is the date 1850.

A lapel pin with a river passing through a farmer's field and an open grassy field. A tree stands in the foreground and a lighthouse stands in the background where the river meets a lake. Above the scene is the word Bayham.

Bayham (Cont'd)

Bayham's pins tell a story. The original is the former Town of Bayham's logo, followed by a plastic reproduction.

In the 1990s, several neighbouring municipalities were amalgamated into the larger Municipality of Bayham and a pin was created with the logo.

Finally, in 2022, the municipality added a slogan to their pin design.

All donated by the municipality

Central Elgin, Municipality of

A round lapel pin with a white border reading Municipality of Central Elgin. At the centre is a shield with waves on the left, right, and bottom. The centre of the shield features two ears of corn above stacked vertically with a fish in between the two.

If we're doing Central Elgin, I have to talk about Port Stanley - named after Lord Stanley, who would become Prime Minister of Canada.

I (and many others) have spent plenty of time on the beaches. In the early 1900s, it was called "The Coney Island of the Great Lakes".

Donated by the municipality

Dutton Dunwich, Municipality of

An oval lapel pin with the words Municipality of Dutton Dunwich around the border. In the centre are two interlocking stylized letter D's.

Dutton Dunwich is home to John E. Pearce provincial park.

The 68 hectare park features a century old hardwood forest, revitalized wetland, and a 33 metre cliff overlooking Lake Erie.

Donated by the municipality

Malahide, Township of

A lapel pin with a castle tower standing in front of a road with a rising sun with large sunbeams in the background. At the bottom is a banner with the word Malahide.

The Township was named after Malahide Castle in Ireland after Colonel Thomas Talbot who settled large areas of land in southwest Ontario including Malahide.

Donated by the municipality