- The Governor General of Canada
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District of 100 Mile House
100 Mile House, British Columbia
Grant of Arms and Supporters
December 15, 1992
Vol. II, p. 214
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Blazon
Arms
Vert on a pale nowy billetty between two bull's head in chief Or a representation of the roadhouse at 100 Mile House tempore 1868 Vert;
Crest
On a mound Vert rising within a mural coronet Or masoned Vert charged with a frieze of pine trees Vert alternating with miner's picks Sable, a representation of a Cariboo Road stagecoach tempore 1875 Gules embellished Or;
Supporters
On a mound of rangeland proper rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure dexter a stag Or attired and unguled Sable gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a wild rose blossom proper sinister a stallion Or unguled Sable gorged with a like collar and pendant;
Motto
CENTUM SALUTATIONES. This Latin phrase means "A hundred greetings".
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 November 6, 1993, in Volume 127, page 3406 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
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government