«The Flags of Canada by Alistair B. Fraser»(en inglés). Consultado el 26 de noviembre de 2011. «An informal flag representing a region is that of Vancouver Island, suggested in 1988 by Victoria resident, Michael Halleran. He noted that in 1865 permission was given for colonies to place their badges upon the fly of a blue ensign. There is no evidence that the colony of Vancouver Island did so at the time, and only a year later, it lost its separate identity upon merger with the colony of British Columbia. However, using elements from the great seal of the colony, Halleran created a Vancouver Island badge and then its flag as he placed the badge on a blue ensign.»
