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Scott Wayne Nettie
Newmarket, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag, with differences to Charlotte Lee MacArthur Nettie and Malcolm Scott Barnett Nettie
March 15, 2016
Vol. VI, p. 593
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a sword proper, hilt and pommel in chief, surmounted by a saltire Gules, overall a fess Or charged with three squares Azure;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of orchids Azure a fenghuang wings elevated and addorsed Gules embellished Or;
Motto
IN SERVITIUM FIDELITAS;
Symbolism
Arms
Red and white and the St. Andrew’s cross are the colours and emblem of St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ontario, where Mr. Nettie went to school, as well as of the 142 St. Andrew’s College Highland Cadet Corps, for which he is an officer. The sword represents his career with the Canadian Army, while the squares symbolize the important documents of the law and Mr. Nettie’s career as a lawyer.
Crest
The fenghuang, or Chinese phoenix, and the blue orchids honour the heritage of Mr. Nettie’s wife. The phoenix is also one of the supporters of the coat of arms of the Parole Board of Canada, of which Mr. Nettie is a member, and acts as a metaphor for the Board’s role in facilitating the reintegration of the offender back into society as a law-abiding citizen.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “In service, loyalty”.