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Daniel Marcel Bellemare
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge
September 15, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 537
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Blazon
Arms
Or three barrulets wavy Azure, on chief Azure three pears Or;
Crest
A pear tree Or leaved Azure fructed Or;
Motto
VITAM IMPENDERE VERO;
Flag
A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Or charged with the Badge betwen two representations of the Crest, all separated by two bends Azure inscribed with the Motto in letters Or;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
On a hurt a pear enclosed by an orle wavy Or;
Symbolism
Arms
Mr. Bellemare’s coat of arms pays tribute to both sides of his family, maternal and paternal. The three wavy bands represent Yamachiche, near Trois Rivières, the ancestral home of his father’s family. The three pears refer to his mother’s family name, Poirier, which is French for “pear tree.”
Crest
The pear tree alludes to family name of Mr. Bellemare’s mother, Poirier.
Motto
This Latin phrase means "To devote one’s life to the truth".
Flag
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Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
In addition to referring to the maternal name Poirier, the round blue badge adorned with a wavy gold line calls to mind the image of a beautiful pond, or “belle mare” in French, thus referring to the Bellemare family name.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 8, 2006, in Volume 140, page 2040 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Claire Boudreau, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual