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Cadet Flying Training Centre – Eastern Region

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Confirmation of a Badge
November 15, 2016
Vol. VI, p. 646

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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 a characteristic aircraft of the Cadet Flying Training Centre – Eastern Region (CFTC East). The blue background represents the sky. The compass rose recalls the badge of the Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern), with which the CFTC East has ties. The stars allude to the heights mentioned in the Motto while their number refers to the three programs of the CFTC East: the Glider Pilot Scholarship, the Power Pilot Scholarship, and Advanced Aerospace.

Motto

This Latin prhase means “Freedom to the heights”;


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1307 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