- The Governor General of Canada
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Henry Hvidt van Kervel
Surrey, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
November 23, 1994
Vol. II, p. 365
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron Argent between in dexter chief a dexter wing and in sinister chief a sinister wing pendant from each at the base by a cord reflexed inwards hawk's bells Argent and in base a crescent Or five maple leaves Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a ducal coronet Or a demi swan displayed Argent beaked langued and winged Gules each wing charged with a dogwood flower Argent leaved Vert seeded Or;
Motto
INFINITAS NOSTRA META. This Latin phrase means "The infinite is our goal".
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 Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Létourneau
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual