- The Governor General of Canada
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Lawrence John Patten
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
November 22, 1994
Vol. II, p. 330
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Blazon
Arms
Ermines on a chevron Gules and Argent per pale per chevron embattled counterchanged between in chief two maple leaves and in base a patten Or;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet Or the rim set alternately with maple leaves Or dogwood flowers Proper and Tudor roses a demi lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules bearing in its dexter paw a fitch also Or and supporting with its sinister paw an escutcheon Argent bearing a Tudor rose barbed Vert;
Motto
FIAT TOLERANTIA. This Latin phrase means "Let there be tolerance".
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 October 14, 1995, in Volume 129, page 3592 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Lawrence John Patten, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Alastair Priestly
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual