- The Governor General of Canada
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Jean MacMillan Southam
Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms and Badge
December 15, 1994
Vol. II, p. 427
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Blazon
Arms
Or a lion rampant Sable holding in the forepaws a fir tree eradicated proper on a chief Vert three dogwood flowers Argent seeded Or leaved Vert;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet rim set with mullets Or a killer whale leaping proper girded behind the mouth with a cord pendant therefrom panpipes Or;
Motto
MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO. This Latin phrase means "I learn to seccour the unfortunate".
Badge
Issuant from a Maple Leaf Gules veined Or a rose Gules seeded Or leaved Vert a thistle leaved Vert flowered Purpure and two trefoils Vert flowered Purpure;
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