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The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 88
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Blazon
Arms
Or issuant from two flaunches Vert, each charged with a garb of rye Or, a fess enarched raguly counter raguly Vert charged with a maple leaf Or, in chief an ox's head caboshed Gules armed Or and in base barry wavy Azure and Argent;
Crest
Out of a mural crown Or, a demi lion Gules holding in the paws a cogwheel proper;
Motto
ON'T UXBRIDGE;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This phrase is an abbreviation of “On to it Uxbridge,” meaning “Let’s go Uxbridge.” It refers to Ontario through the abbreviation “Ont.,” while being a rallying call for the township and its residents to move forward into the future with confidence.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 939 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
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Calligrapher
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Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England.