- The Governor General of Canada
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HMCS Calgary
Esquimalt, British Columbia
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
December 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 383
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Blazon
Badge
Or on a bend wavy Azure a bendlet wavy Argent the whole surmounted by a bow fesswise overall an arrow palewise point in chief Sable;
Motto
ONWARD;
Symbolism
Badge
The gold is representative of the fertile grain fields of the area and the bend wavy indicative of the Bow River which flows through Calgary. The bow is in acknowledgment of the First Peoples of the area.
Motto
Not applicable
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 20, 2010, in Volume 144, page 440 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
The badge was originally approved on 1 May 1986.