SWASTIKA CANADIANA

Speaking of Nazis, did you know that there is a town in Ontario called Swastika? Named in 1906 after the Swastika Gold Mine, the town was incorporated in 1907 thanks to the prosperity brought by the finds in the mines. During World War II the provincial government tried to change the name of the town to Winston (to honour Winston Churchill) but the town’s resident’s refused, rightly arguing that the town had dibs on the name long before the Nazis rose to power (in case you weren’t aware, the symbol has been used for millenia in many of the world’s religions, most notably as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hinduism.)



Still on the subject of Swastika Canadiana (who knew there was such a topic?), I found this fantastic photo of a women’s hockey team from Edmonton called The Swastika’s, circa 1916.