- The Governor General of Canada
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Wilbert Lee Van Horne
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badges
August 15, 2007
Vol. V, p. 165
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a chevron between in chief two hunting horns Argent virolled and stringed Or and in base a demi-cougar Argent armed langued and collared Or;
Crest
A cougar queued of a dolphin Argent winged Azure, the wings charged with an atom of four orbits Argent, armed langued and collared Or, holding in its dexter paw a hammer Argent hafted Or resting on an anvil Azure and in its sinister paw a maple leaf Or;
Motto
ORBIS TE EXPECTAT;
Symbolism
Arms
The horns, a tradition in Van Horne arms since at least the 1500s, are a play on the family name, while the cougar is native to Vancouver Island, Mr. Van Horne’s home.
Crest
The cougar repeats the symbolism of the arms. The hammer and anvil allude to Mr. Van Horne’s grandfather, who owned a portable forge and loved to build things, a trait inherited by Mr. Van Horne. The cougar’s wings allude to the fact that Mr. Van Horne was once a private pilot. The tail is taken from the dolphin emblem of the Canadian Coast Guard, as is the maple leaf, indicative of his past service as an officer. The atom refers to Mr. Van Horne’s work in electronics, as a four-orbit atom is the symbol of this field of study.
Motto
This means “The world awaits you”.