- The Governor General of Canada
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Leslie Bennett Excell
Victoria, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
January 31, 1995
Vol. II, p. 387
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly first and fourth quarterly Argent and Or a double headed eagle Gules legged Or second and third Sable a chevron Ermine between three Catherine wheels Argent all within a bordure Gules charged at its three angles with a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or;
Crest
A Cornish chough Sable beaked and legged Gules alighted on a conch shell Or holding in the beak a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or slipped and leaved Vert;
Motto
MIHI CONSULIT DEUS. This Latin phrase means "God cares for me".
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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Létourneau
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual