History
The College was named after the famous Scottish born engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming, who is perhaps best known for his contributions to the concept of Universal Standard Time and was knighted in 1897 by Queen Victoria. On 21 May 1965, legislation was introduced in Ontario establishing Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology by then Minister of Education William G. Davis. This historic occasion for education within Ontario marked the beginning of what would become, some 40 years later, a group of 21 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and 3 College Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning. Sir Sandford Fleming College was founded in 1967 by David B. Sutherland, three years after Trent University, also in Peterborough was founded. Mr. Sutherland was the husband of Peterborough's longest serving Mayor, Sylvia Sutherland. The Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology's Arms and Badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on October 15, 2006.
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