Part of all the Boomtown Days fun in Shaunavon this past weekend was a visit by the man who designed the Saskatchewan flag.

Anthony Drake, who now lives in England, was in Shaunavon celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Saskatchewan flag.

He talked to a crowd in front of the Museum on Saturday afternoon about coming up with the ideas for the flag, "I designed it on the basis of what I could see the province was. In the north, there are forests and a whole image of the north to be seen like a green color. And the south, where the wheat grows, and that is more like a creamy yellow color, I put the Shield on the top left hand corner. And I discovered the Prairie Lily, so I thought that has to be on the flag."

Drake and his wife were, at the time, both teachers in Hodgeville.

A large group of people came out to hear Drake speak and to get his signature on some flags that were available at the event.