- The Governor General of Canada
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Edward Goodrich Acheson
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Registration of Arms
October 30, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 66
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Argent and Or a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, on a chief enarched Vert a bezant between two estoiles Or;
Crest
A cock Gules charged on its wing with a fylfot and resting the dexter claw on a trumpet Or;
Motto
VIGILANTIBUS;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin word means “To the vigilant”;
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2016, in Volume 150, page 739 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 26 April 1913.