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Ronald Bernard Sorobey
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
August 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 328
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Blazon
Arms
Or a prairie crocus flower proper surmounting three sickles in pall Azure, on a chief Azure three keys wards to the dexter each ward in the form of a trizub Azure, each surmounted by a sword point in base Or;
Crest
A demi-lion wearing a crown erablé Or and holding in its dexter paw a key its ward in the form of a trizub Azure;
Motto
AGAINST ALL ODDS;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
Blue and yellow are the colours of the Ukraine, Mr. Sorobey’s ancestral home. The central element is based on the main charge of the arms of the city of Chortkiv in the Ternopil oblast in the western Ukraine, from where Mr. Sorobey’s family originated. Here, the rose has been replaced by the prairie crocus, the provincial flower of Manitoba, marking the fact that Mr. Sorobey was born in this province. The key and sword combinations are taken from the flag of the Ternopil oblast, and the keys can also represent Mr. Sorobey’s career as a customs officer.
Crest
The lion of Lviv is a symbol of the Ukraine, shown here with a coronet of maple leaves. The trizub is another Ukrainian national symbol; here, it has been made unique to Mr. Sorobey by its use in the key, furthering the symbolism of the arms.
Motto
Not applicable
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 22, 2008, in Volume 142, page 2985 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Individual