- The Governor General of Canada
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Eastern Region Gliding School
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Approval of a Badge
April 15, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 47
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Blazon
Badge
Azure in base a glider Or embellished Azure, in chief a compass rose between three mullets of eight points Argent;
Motto
LIBERTAS AD ALTA;
Symbolism
Badge
The yellow glider with blue stripes is characteristic of the Eastern Region Gliding School (ERGS). The blue background represents the sky. The compass rose recalls the badge of the Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern), with which the ERGS has ties. The stars allude to the heights mentioned in the Motto while their number refers to the three programs off the ERGS: the Glider Pilot Scholarship, the Power Pilot Scholarship, and Advanced Aerospace.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Freedom to the heights”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 12, 2011, in Volume 145, page 3516 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military