- The Governor General of Canada
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John Watson Neill
Victoria, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
October 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 64
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Blazon
Arms
Argent two lions combatant supporting a dexter hand, in chief three mullets, on a base embattled Gules a fish naiant Argent;
Crest
Issuant from a grassy mount Vert, an arm vambraced gauntleted embowed proper holding a scroll Argent;
Motto
LOCUS OMNIBUS ET OMNIA IN LOCO SUO;
Symbolism
Arms
The basic pattern is that of Irish arms for Neills/O’Neills, differenced here by the embattled line, which alludes to Mr. Neill’s profession as a Chartered Town Planner.
Crest
The armoured arm is a crest commonly associated with Neills/O’Neills; here it holds a scroll closed instead of a sword, representing a town plan. The mound of earth is a reference to Moatabower, a motte originally of neolithic origin situated at Mount Neill, County Carlow, Ireland.
Motto
This means “A place for everything and everything in its place” and refers to the principle of land use zoning as a further reference to Mr. Neill’s career in urban planning.