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James Howard Mann
Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag, with differences to Wesley James Howard Mann, Amelia Helene Mann, Maylee Maria Mann and Jamie Jody Mann
March 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 341
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Blazon
Arms
Vert a sun rayonné throughout Or surmounted by a pile Vert throughout issuant from sinister chief and charged with four plates in bend sinister;
Crest
A horse forcene Or supporting between its forelegs a lightning flash Vert;
Motto
YIELD NOT TO ADVERSITY;
Symbolism
Arms
The green background represents the central place given to green technology by Mr. Mann’s company, Mann Engineering, in retrofitting commercial buildings for energy efficiency. The enlarging diagonal band represents the growing importance of green technology, based on the sun’s energy. The four white discs represent Mr. Mann’s children by their number and the moon by their colour and shape. The moon and the sun represent cool energy (yin) and hot energy (yang) respectively, illustrating a world-view found in his wife’s Chinese heritage.
Crest
The horse represents the horses that Mr. Mann raises. The lightning flash evokes the power that Mr. Mann learned to manage as an engineer.
Motto
YIELD NOT TO ADVERSITY.