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Joint Task Force (North)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Approval of a Badge
April 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 349
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Blazon
Badge
Azure a polar bear statant proper;
Motto
CUSTOS BOREALIS;
Symbolism
Badge
The polar bear is emblematic of northern Canada.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Guardian of the North”;
Background
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Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 14, 2015, in Volume 149, page 504 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original Concept of the Department of National Defence (1970);
Painter
Lara Claire Berry
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military