Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley, designer of the Canadian flag, was an author, historian, former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (1981-87), a soldier, and a professor at Mount Allison University. He was the founding director of the Canadian Studies program at Mount Allison University.

He is remembered proudly by Sackville citizens and Canadians for his various contributions, among them is the design of the Canadian flag.

He proposed the design for the Canadian flag in 1964. The CBC news article, 'A letter, a red pen and a hand drawn sketch: How George Stanley Created Canada's Flag' gives detailed information about the designing of the Canadian flag [ Link ]