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Marie Louise Richard
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
March 17, 1991
Vol. II, p. 86
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Blazon
Arms of Marie Louise Richard
Per pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field all within a bordure per pale all counterchanged;
Crest
A beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules;
Motto
FAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what must be done";
Symbolism
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on May 4, 1991, in Volume 125, page 1486 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
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of her father, François Richard, in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, volume I, page 10, 29 March 1989.