- The Governor General of Canada
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Nepean Police Service
Nepean, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
February 12, 1992
Vol. II, p. 146
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Blazon
Badge
A shield of the arms of the City of Nepean in the Province of Ontario enclosed within a circular motto scroll Vert fimbriated Or on which is inscribed in letters Or PROGRESS • PRIDE • SERVICE within a wreath of twenty-four maple leaves twelve each side Or issuant from a trillium flower Argent seeded Or sepaled Vert below the scroll and above resting on its upper rim a representation of the Royal Crown proper;
Motto
PROGRESS · PRIDE · SERVICE;
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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Service