- 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".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2001, in Volume 135, page 4056 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military