The Viceregal Lion
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Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge for use by the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award
February 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 49

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Blazon

Badge

A torteau edged and semé of escutcheons and triangles Or all within a wreath of maple leaves proper and ensigned by a crown palisado Or;


Symbolism

Badge

The shields represent protection, and the triangles, hazards. The maple leaves indicate that the award is national in scope. The coronet in the form of a palisade is another reference to protection.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 901 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Joe Muise and Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
David Farrar

Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek


Recipient Information

Civil Institution
Federal Agency