- The Governor General of Canada
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District of Sechelt
Sechelt, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
June 14, 1996
Vol. III, p. 104
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a base barry wavy Azure and Or a sloop in full sail Azure a chief enarched rayonné also Azure;
Crest
A demi bald eagle displayed Azure head Argent beaked and gorged of a mural coronet Or;
Supporters
On either side a blue heron Azure gorged of a mural coronet Or standing on a rocky outcrop proper above barry wavy Azure and Or;
Motto
SOLE MARIBUSQUE BENEDICTUM. This Latin phrase means "Blessed by the sun and the seas".
Symbolism
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