- The Governor General of Canada
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Ville de LaSalle
LaSalle, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 4, 1992
Vol. II, p. 170
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a mullet of eight points Or between in chief two bars wavy and in base a greyhound courant Argent;
Crest
Issuing from a mural crown Azure masoned Argent a demi griffin Or beaked, langued and armed Azure holding in its talons a staff Argent flotant therefrom to the sinister a flag Azure a cross Argent;
Supporters
Dexter an Iroquois holding in his dexter hand a wampum belt, sinister a coureur de bois holding in his sinister hand a paddle, both standing on a grassy mound proper;
Motto
OBSTANTIA AMOVET. This Latin phrase means "He pushes away obstacles".
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 2304 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Auguste Vachon, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government