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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
Clarington, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 26, 2002
Vol. IV, p. 219
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly Gules and Vert, first, a pine tree, second, a millstone, third, a nucleus encircled by electrons, fourth, three salmon in pale Argent;
Crest
In front of a garb Or and a carriage wheel, a plough Argent;
Supporters
Two horses Argent, each gorged with a collar of trillium flowers and apple blossoms, standing on a grassy mound set with roses, thistles, shamrocks and trillium flowers proper rising from barry wavy Argent and Azure;
Motto
WISDOM KNOWLEDGE AND TRUST;
Symbolism
Arms
The tree represents the forests of the Pine Ridge region and the Orono tree nurseries. The lumber supply was a reason for the early settling of the Newcastle area. The millstone commemorates the gristmills built by the pioneers of the region. The salmon, which once appeared in great numbers in Lake Ontario and have been re-introduced in recent years, symbolize the area’s wildlife heritage. The atomic energy symbol marks the importance of the Darlington nuclear generating station in the present Clarington economy.
Crest
The plough marks the importance of agriculture in the Clarington region, and several plough manufacturing firms were located in the area. The wheat sheaf, from the seal of the former Township of Darlington, also marks the agricultural origins of Clarington, and the carriage wheel refers to the auto industry, vital to the economy of Durham Region, which got its start with the McLaughlin Carriage Works at Enniskillen.
Supporters
Horses have played an important role in the local economy from pioneer times, and show horses are still raised in the area. The collars they wear indicate the Province of Ontario and the Municipality of Clarington itself. The base on which they stand includes the floral emblems marking the early settlement of English, Scottish, and Irish people, with the provincial flower, the trillium, representing the original settlement of Huron, Iroquois, and Mississauga people. At the bottom are waves indicative of Clarington’s large shoreline on Lake Ontario.
Motto
WISDOM KNOWLEDGE AND TRUST.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 20, 2003, in Volume 137, page 3979 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept created in 1977 by Leo Furze, with modifications made by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government