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725 (Glace Bay) Communication Squadron
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
February 20, 2009
Vol. V, p. 426
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Blazon
Badge
Argent four Marconi communication towers Sable issuant from a base per fess crested Or and Azure;
Motto
COMMUNICATIONES CUM PERSEVERANTIA;
Symbolism
Badge
The design evokes the rich history of communications in Glace Bay, especially the role that the community played in trans-Atlantic communications. It honours the work of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) who, in December 1902, transmitted the first complete wireless messages to Poldhu, Cornwall, from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Motto
Meaning “Communications with persistence”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 12, 2009, in Volume 143, page 3683 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military