- The Governor General of Canada
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City of Surrey
Surrey, British Columbia
Registration of Arms and Supporters
September 11, 1993
Vol. II, p. 263
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Blazon
Arms
Vert between two bars wavy Argent each charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a beaver Or in chief five mullets also Or and in base a representation of the Peace Arch monument Argent;
Crest
A Salish canoe Or;
Supporters
Dexter a thoroughbred horse Or gorged with a collar of steel proper charged with binary digits also Or pendant therefrom an annulet Vert thereon a communications tower Or sinister a farm horse Or gorged with a collar Ermine pendant therefrom an annulet also Vert thereon a fir tree Or the compartment consisting of a grassy meadow growing thereon Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) Easter Lilies (Erythronium oregonum) Pink Fawn Lilies (Erythronium revoltum Smith) and Large White Trilia (Trillium ovatum Pursh) all proper;
Motto
PROGRESSIO PER DIVERSITATEM. This Latin phrase means "Progress through diversity".
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 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3278 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 17 August 1987.