- The Governor General of Canada
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Gerald Allan McKinnon
Prince George, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
September 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 443
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Blazon
Arms
Vert two lightning flashes in saltire Or surmounted by a boar’s head erased holding in its mouth a deer’s shank bone Argent;
Crest
A boar rampant proper bearing on its sinister arm a shield Vert charged with a quill pen bendwise Argent;
Motto
IS FHEÀRR AN FHÌRINN NA ’N T-ÒR;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
Two kilt hose in saltire Vert surmounted by a bezant charged with a boar’s head proper;
Symbolism
Arms
The green field and the boar’s head holding a shankbone of a deer in its mouth are based on those of the chief of the MacKinnon clan. The lightning flashes allude to Mr. McKinnon’s service in electronics communications.
Crest
The boar of the Clan McKinnon symbolizes Mr. McKinnon’s research into the clan’s history, and that he has been appointed as a representative in Canada of the clan chief. The shield symbolizes Mr. McKinnon’s interest in heraldry and the quill pen his work in writing about the history of the clan.
Motto
The motto is a Gaelic proverb meaning “Truth is better than gold”.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
The boar alludes to the Clan MacKinnon while the crossed hose symbolize Mr. McKinnon’s membership in both the 1745 Association, which studies the Jacobite period of Scotland, and the Society of West Highland & Island Historical Research, whose goals include publishing research into the history of that area of Scotland.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 14, 2015, in Volume 149, page 502 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Individual