- The Governor General of Canada
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Oswald Fletcher Chisholm Cook
Peterborough, Ontario
Registration of Arms
May 12, 1993
Vol. II, p. 223
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron Sable and Argent in chief two cinquefoils Argent pierced of the field and in base a sprig of broom in flower and seeded proper;
Crest
A cinquefoil Or pierced between two sprigs of broom as in the Arms;
Motto
NIHIL SINE LABORE. This Latin phrase means "Nothing without labour".
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 June 26, 1993, in Volume 127, page 2077 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 31 January 1907.