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Kenneth John Calder
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Robert Alexandre Calder
August 25, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 43
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Blazon
Arms
Or a stag's head caboshed attired of twelve tines enclosing a Loyalist civil coronet Gules;
Crest
Within a circlet of roses Argent seeded Or leaved Vert a swan wings elevated and addorsed Argent;
Motto
VIGILANS NON CADET;
Symbolism
Arms
The stag’s head is taken from the arms used by Scottish Calders. The Loyalist civil coronet refers to Kenneth Calder’s Loyalist ancestors.
Crest
The circlet of white roses honours Odile Calder’s great-grandfather, Jules Gravereaux, a renowned expert on roses. It also celebrates Kenneth Calder’s passion for growing roses. The swan is another Scottish symbol for Calder.
Motto
This Latin phrase meaning “Watching, he will not fall”, is a Calder motto from Scotland.