- The Governor General of Canada
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Fort Langley Legacy Foundation
Langley, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
March 23, 1992
Vol. II, p. 149
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Blazon
Arms
Vert above barry wavy Argent and Azure in base a wooden fort bastion tower issuing from a Salish salmon and in chief a mural coronet between two garbs all Or;
Crest
Out of a coronet Or the rim set alternately with maple leaves Gules and dogwood flowers proper a demi stag Or gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a mill rind Or bearing in its dexter foreleg a sickle Argent handle Vert its sinister foreleg resting on a circular saw blade Argent;
Supporters
On a grassy compartment rising above water barry wavy Argent and Azure dexter a stallion erminois gorged with a ceinture fléchée pendant therefrom a Salish spindle whorl displaying the image of a salmon all proper sinister a mare erminois gorged with a collar of Douglas fir sprigs Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a steam railway locomotive wheel Or;
Motto
PLANTA IUXTA FLUENTA ET RIVOS. This Latin phrase means "Plant next to streams of water and rivers".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
A garb Vert charged at the base with two bars wavy and above with a wooden fort bastion rising from a Salish salmon all 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 2303 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
Foundation / charitable body