- The Governor General of Canada
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Area Support Unit Northern Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
December 1, 1999
Vol. IV, p. 19
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Blazon
Badge
Upon a base of two bars crested Argent and Azure a grassy mound growing thereon an Eastern white pine tree (Pinus strobus) proper;
Motto
REGIONEM BOREAM SUSTINENTES;
Symbolism
Badge
The base represents the lakes and landscapes of Northern Ontario. The white pine is also typical of this area.
Motto
This Latin phrase means "Uphold the Northern Region".