- The Governor General of Canada
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HMCS Ottawa
Esquimalt, British Columbia
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
December 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 384
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Blazon
Badge
Gules a bend wavy Argent charged with two bendlets wavy Azure surmounted by a beaver couchant Or its sinister forepaw resting on a log of silver birch proper;
Motto
EGOR BEOFOR;
Symbolism
Badge
The beaver on a log of wood is taken from the unofficial pre-war and war-time badge of HMCS Ottawa. The white and blue wavy bend represents the Ottawa River after which the ship is named. The red field is a reference to the Aboriginal Outaouais people, “redskin” being a term in common use when the badge was first designed.
Motto
Meaning “Sea Beaver”.
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 31 May 1955.