- The Governor General of Canada
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John Stewart Archibald LeForte
Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia
Supplementary Letters Patent
June 7, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 38
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a bend bretessed Azure cotised Sable between in chief and in base a Latin cross fleury Gules a key ward upwards between two fleurs-de-lys all bendwise Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet rim set above alternately with maple leaves Or and saltires Azure a demi-tower Argent masoned Sable issuant therefrom an eagle wings elevated and addorsed Or head Argent bearing in its beak Or a cross fleury fitchy Gules;
Motto
IN HOC SIGNO AMAS;
Motto
TURRIS FORTIS MIHI DEUS;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means "In this sign you love."
Motto
This Latin phrase means "For me, God is a strong tower."
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 937 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Stewart Leforte and Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Létourneau
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual