- The Governor General of Canada
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Town of Kindersley
Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
April 28, 1993
Vol. II, p. 231
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Blazon
Arms
Per bend Gules and Azure over all a garb between six prairie lily flowers (Lilium philadelphicum andinum) Or;
Crest
On a grassy mound in front of a silver birch tree (Betula papyrifera Marsh) a greyhound sejant all proper in the tree's crown an escutcheon Gules displaying a lion rampant Argent;
Motto
THE LAND GIVES RICHES AND STRENGTH;
Flag
Per bend Azure and Gules over all an escutcheon of the Arms of the Town of Kindersley;
Badge
A steam locomotive wheel per bend Gules and Azure charged with the walking beam of an oil well pump in bend sinister and over all a garb its head at centre point 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 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 Ouellette
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government