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Licensing
Tartan of Essex County, Ontario. from County of Essex website.

The colours correspond to different meanings.


 * Golden/Yellow is meant to stand for sunshine, also for the rich agriculture and golden harvests of the many farmed plants (grains, corn, soy beans, barley, oats and wheat.
 * Green stands for the spring fields around Essex County.
 * Red represents tomatoes, as Leamington is the "Tomato Capital Of the World", and for other fruits, such as apples.
 * Blue stands for the blue skies and the waterways of the county.
 * Black is meant to represent the automotive industry that fuels Windsor and Essex County.
 * White represents the salt mines in Windsor and western Essex County, and fish in the surrounding rivers and lakes.