- The Governor General of Canada
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James Roos Breithaupt
Waterloo, Ontario
Grant of Arms
October 10, 1990
Vol. II, p. 33
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Azure and Or in chief a lion passant holding in the dexter paw the numeral 4 Or in base a rose Gules barbed Azure seeded Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules;
Crest
A vol addorsed the dexter wing Azure the other Gules each wing charged with a pale Argent bearing two maple leaves Gules;
Motto
EMENDA UT CONSERVES. This Latin phrase means "Correct it, so that you may preserve it".
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 December 1, 1990, in Volume 124, page 4066 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of James Roos Breithaupt, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual