- The Governor General of Canada
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Gordon Thomas Southam
Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
December 15, 1994
Vol. II, p. 426
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Azure and Or in chief three torches Or enflamed proper and in base a stag's head affronty proper armed Argent all within a bordure wavy per fess counterchanged;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet érablé Or a mound of rock proper issuant therefrom an anchor Azure surmounted by a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or leaved Vert;
Motto
HONOR · VERITAS · JUSTICIA. This Latin phrase means "Honour, truth, justice".
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on April 22, 1995, in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra Parker
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual