Pin Quest Ontario

Grey County

Grey County was formed in 1852 after first being a part of Waterloo and Wellington counties. The name was taken from former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey.

Donated by Joe Tiernay

Other Grey County Pins

A lapel pin shaped as a coat of arms appears at the centre in red with gold trim. The arms depicts a gold lion on a red shield. Above the arms is a crown. On either side of the shield is a lion. The left lion is blue and the right is yellow. Below the arms is a banner that reads “County of Grey”.

A round lapel pin with a white background. Around the rim are the words “Corporation of the County of Grey”. A coat of arms appears at the centre in red with gold trim. The arms depicts a gold lion on a red shield. Above the arms is a crown. On either side of the shield is a lion.

All donated by Joe Tiernay except round, donated by Ron Glenn

Chatsworth, Town of

A lapel pin with an evergreen tree standing in front of a field running alongside a river. Around the border is the text Township of. At the bottom is the word Chatsworth.

One of my favourite places to visit in Chatsworth is Keady Market. It opened in 1950 and to this day runs a weekly market and livestock auction with over 250 vendors.

Something, something, good things grooowww.

Donated by the municipality

Georgian Bluffs, Township of

Georgian Bluffs is home to the Inglis Falls Conservation Area which features the Arboretum Trail - a 1.3 km path with over 120 shrubs, 50 trees, and 10 vines native to the area. The trail winds around a wildflower meadow that covers an entire acre.

Donated by Joe Tiernay

Grey Highlands, Municipality of

A lapel pin with a white bird flying above a valley and forest with a river in the foreground and an escarpment emerging from the forest. Above are the words Municipality of. Below are the words Grey Highlands.

Grey Highlands is home to the Beaver Valley which was carved into the Niagara Escarpment by glaciers during the ice age. It is now home to agricultural land and one of Ontario’s best preserved hardwood swamp ecosystems.

Donated by the municipality

Hanover, Town of

A lapel pin with a stylized capital letter H with geometric designs of leaves forming some of the letter. Beside this are the words Hanover Ontario, Canada

A round lapel pin with a hand holding a torch. Around the border separated by maple leaves are the words Industry, Progress, Recreation. At the bottom is a banner reading Town of Hanover.

Hanover has a unique early industrial history.

During this project I see a lot of the same: farming, mining, logging, rail. But Hanover is different. By the 1860s it produced so much furniture was known as the Furniture Capital of Canada.

Donated by Joe Tiernay

Meaford, Municipality of

A lapel pin in the shape of an apple with a golden outline and a green leaf on the stem. Inside the apple is a scene depicting rolling green hills beside a blue lakeshore with a brown escarpment in the background. Below the apple is a white rectangle with the words Municipality of Meaford in red. The top of the rectangle follows the shape of the rolling green hills and blends into the apple.

A lapel pin in the shape of a coat of arms. At the bottom of the shield is a white diamond with three red apples inside. At the top is a field of blue with two sailboats. A crown of trilliums rests on top of the shield with a crest of a large tree. A white and blue unicorn stand on either side of the shield. The shield is on top of a green base depicting sheaves of wheat. A white banner below reads Our Heritage Our Feature. Beneath all of this is a blue rectangle with golden letters readings Municipality of Meaford.

When Meaford formed in 2001 a poll was held to choose the new municipality’s name. ‘Meaford’ came in second, behind ‘Georgian Highlands”. The new council voted instead to go with Meaford to avoid confusion with Georgian Bluffs and Grey Highlands.

Donated by the municipality

Owen Sound, City of

A lapel pin consisting only of the words Owen Sound in all lower case. The words are stacked such that the letter n in owen and the letter u in sound extend to form a single shape.

Before taking the name Owen Sound in 1851 it was called Sydenham. Before that, the Ojibwe people who lived there called the area Gchi-wiigwedong.

William Fitzwilliam Owen surveyed the area and named it after his brother Admiral Edward Owen.

Donated by the municipality

Southgate, Township of

A square lapel pin with a tree made of tree ovals and a trunk with a ring around the foliage. The words Township of Southgate appear to the lower right of the tree.

Located at the southernmost point of Grey County, Southgate is named for its place as the southern gateway to the county.

Donated by the municipality

The Blue Mountains, Town of

A round lapel pin with two blue mountains standing behind a green field and a lakeshore. Around the edge a border has the text Town of The Blue Mountains.

Town of the Blue Mountains' municipal hall is located in Thornbury which joins our list communities with unclear name histories.

It's either named after the thorn covered berry bushes in the area or one of the THREE "Towns of Thornbury" in England.

Donated by the municipality

West Grey, Municipality of

West Grey houses the Allan Park Earth Station, a satellite tracking station owned by Telesat. Telesat led one of Canada’s earliest space pioneering activities, launching the Telstar satellite in the 1960s and hosting the first intercontinental TV broadcast. The satellite park traces TV and internet signals for global satellite operators.

Donated by Joe Tiernay

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