- The Governor General of Canada
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District of Tumbler Ridge
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
February 12, 1992
Vol. II, p. 142
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess rayonny Gules and Or in chief an elk's head caboshed affronty also Or in base three lozenges Sable;
Crest
Out of a coronet érablé Gules a representation of a mountain Argent semé of lozenges Sable charged between its two peaks with a pale wavy Azure bearing two like pallets Argent;
Supporters
On a rocky outcropping proper dexter a caribou sinister a grizzly bear per fess rayonny Or and tenné the bear holding a staff proper flying to the sinister the District's Flag;
Motto
INVITATIO PROSPERITATI. This Latin phrase means "Invitation to prosperity".
Flag
A banner of the Arms the fly bordered compony Gules and 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 July 25, 1992, in Volume 126, page 2302 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government