- The Governor General of Canada
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Gordon Cameron Richardson
Kanata, Ontario
Grant of Arms
September 14, 1993
Vol. II, p. 261
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron between in chief two lions heads and in base a garb Or three crosses moline Gules;
Crest
Rising out of a coronet erablée a demi lion Gules grasping with the sinister foreleg a Garb and in the dexter forepaw holding aloft a long cross moline Or;
Motto
FIDE FLOREMUS. This Latin phrase means "We flourish by faith".
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 3407 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual