- The Governor General of Canada
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Gerald Allan McKinnon
Prince George, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
September 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 443
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Blazon
Arms
Vert two lightning flashes in saltire Or surmounted by a boar’s head erased holding in its mouth a deer’s shank bone Argent;
Crest
A boar rampant proper bearing on its sinister arm a shield Vert charged with a quill pen bendwise Argent;
Motto
IS FHEÀRR AN FHÌRINN NA ’N T-ÒR;
Symbolism
Arms
The green field and the boar’s head holding a shankbone of a deer in its mouth are based on those of the chief of the MacKinnon clan. The lightning flashes allude to Mr. McKinnon’s service in electronics communications.
Crest
The boar of the Clan McKinnon symbolizes Mr. McKinnon’s research into the clan’s history, and that he has been appointed as a representative in Canada of the clan chief. The shield symbolizes Mr. McKinnon’s interest in heraldry and the quill pen his work in writing about the history of the clan.
Motto
The motto is a Gaelic proverb meaning “Truth is better than gold”.