- The Governor General of Canada
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John dePencier Wright
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Registration of Arms
May 5, 1999
Vol. III, p. 160
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron Argent between in chief a Canada goose wings elevated and a heron holding an eel in the beak all proper and in base a wheel Argent a mitre Argent and Purpure;
Crest
A demi beaver proper charged with a Celtic cross holding in the dexter paw a pair of scales and resting the sinister paw on a ciborium all or;
Motto
BENE ARARE EST BENE COLERE. This Latin phrase means "Good plowing is good farming".
Symbolism
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