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Town of Marystown
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant of Arms, Supporters, and Flag
March 22, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 101
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Blazon
Arms
Vert a ship's wheel between three drops, on a chief wavy Or two barrulets wavy Vert;
Crest
Issuant from a naval crown of ships' sterns Or alternating with maple leaves Gules, a three-storied wooden lighthouse proper;
Supporters
Dexter a female fish-plant worker, sinister a male ship-fitter, both standing on a rock set with grass strewn with pitcher plants, white roses, shamrocks, and lilies, all proper;
Motto
UBI INCREMENTUM EST VIA VITAE;
Flag
Per saltire Vert and Or, an escutcheon of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
The green shield uses the historical colour of the town. The fishing schooner wheel alludes to the Town’s historic occupations of fishing and shipbuilding. The gold colour refers to the wealth derived from the sea (the waves) and from the “black gold” of oil (the drops).
Crest
The naval crown is appropriate for a Maritime port with a shipbuilding facility in its history. The lighthouse represents one used at the entrance to Marystown, and is a symbolic guardian over the development of the town.
Supporters
The supporters show the two main occupations of the town, a fish plant worker and a ship fitter, in typical garb. The compartment alludes to the original settlers from Ireland and England in the 1800’s, and the French and Basque fishermen in the 16th and 17th centuries. The lily also alludes to the Virgin Mary, after whom the town was named. The pitcher plant represents the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, while the rock outcropping represents the peninsula portion on which the town sits.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Where growth is a way of life.”
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2001, in Volume 135, page 4057 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government