- The Governor General of Canada
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British Columbia Medical Association
Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Badge
March 28, 1991
Vol. II, p. 89
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Blazon
Arms
Or, on a pale between two maple leaves Gules each charged with a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or a ducal coronet Or enfiled by a rod of Aesculapius Or tipped with a dogwood flower as on the leaves;
Crest
A demi-griffin Or armed and langued Azure resting its dexter claw upon an ankh Sable;
Supporters
On a grassy mound rising from barry wavy Azure and Argent on either side a griffin Gules armed and langued Azure each charged upon the shoulder with a fleam Or;
Motto
QUAERITE SEMPER VERITATEM. This Latin phrase means "Always seek the truth".
Badge
A rod of Aesculapius Or surmounted by a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or;
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 June 8, 1991, in Volume 125, page 1922 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Anatol Kozlowski
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Learned Society & Professional Organization