- The Governor General of Canada
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James Lorne Gray
Deep River, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Badge
March 20, 2026
Vol. VIII, p. 485
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Blazon
Arms
Barry wavy Or and Sable a pile reversed throughout barry indented Gules and Or;
Crest
A garb Or bound by a band raguly and charged in base with two spur rowels Gules;
Motto
SPICAE ET ATOMI VIRES CELANT;
Symbolism
Arms
The design represents a nuclear reactor. The wavy stripes allude to the water in a reactor core, into which the “pile” of uranium and other materials is immersed to create energy, illustrated here by the jagged pattern. The heraldic term for a triangular shape is “pile,” the same term used for early nuclear reactors such as the one at Chalk River, Ontario. The design thus marks Mr. Gray’s career in the field of nuclear energy with Chalk River Laboratories and as president of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
Crest
The wheat symbolizes Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where Mr. Gray was born and educated.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Spikes and atoms conceal strengths.”