- The Governor General of Canada
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Bradford, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
December 24, 1993
Vol. II, p. 297
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Blazon
Arms
Vert a chevron Sable edged and charged with a chevronel wavy between in chief two cornucopias respectant and in base a Holstein dairy cow statant on a mound all Or;
Crest
Issuant from a mural coronet Or maple leaves Gules alternating with thistle flowers Purpure;
Supporters
On a grassy mound rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure set on either side with a garb dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a tulip sinister a mare Or gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a bezant edged Vert charged with a lion rampant Ermines;
Motto
EX TRIA UNUM. This Latin phrase mean "Out of three one".
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 December 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4582 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
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government