It would be reasonable to assume that the coat of arms came into being about this time. In 1976, the coat of arms was officially registered with the government of Canada, along with the city flower and city logo. The flag of St. Catharines, Ontario, features the city's coat of arms on a white field, surrounded by green bars. The green colour symbolises the fruitlands and extensive gardens of the city. The St. Catharines logo (or seal) performs much the same function as a coat of arms. It is used as a means of identification or recognition, and has since supplanted the coat of arms for all official identification purposes. In 1972, St. Catharines City Council adopted the design of "the chevron" as its official logo. The chevron design represents past and present characteristics of the city—the four blue lines symbolically represent the four Welland Canals; the green characterizes the valuable fruitlands. The green is especially significant since St. Catharines has long been known as "The Garden City". In 2015, the City decided to modernize their logo with an undated Century Gothic font while still including the chevron.