- The Governor General of Canada
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Kevin Hutchings
St. John's, Newfoundland
Grant of Arms
November 20, 1989
Vol. I, p. 40
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a maltese cross Argent overall a cross wavy Azur tipped Argent over the field;
Crest
Within a coronet érablé Argent a caribou head Sable attired Argent;
Motto
AD FUTURUM MEMOR PRIORIS TEMPORIS. This Latin phrase means "For the future mindful of earlier time".
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 23, 1989, in Volume 123, page 5392 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 Bowyer
Calligrapher
David Bowyer
Recipient Information
Individual