- The Governor General of Canada
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Yvette Loiselle
Verdun, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 15, 1994
Vol. II, p. 341
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a fess between three swallows Azure a key wards to the dexter and downwards Or;
Crest
A mount Vert thereon a swallow Azure charged on the breast with a Maltese cross Argent;
Supporters
On a grassy mound two beavers Azure each gorged with a collar Or displaying three fleurs-de-lis Azure;
Motto
DON DE SOI, meaning "Give of yourself";
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 April 22, 1995, in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Gordon Macpherson, John Matheson and Yvette Loiselle, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Gordon Macpherson
Recipient Information
Individual