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The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
Confirmation of Arms and Supporters
September 20, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 116
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Gules and barry wavy Azure and Argent a bridge Or masoned Sable resting thereon a perpendiculum between two thunderbolts Or;
Crest
A cogwheel encompassed by dividers Or, all on a rock Sable;
Supporters
Two pegasi Or winged Gules each charged upon the shoulder with an annulet Sable and standing upon a mount set with Douglas fir and western red cedar trees proper;
Motto
SERVIRE CREARE PERMANERE;
Symbolism
Arms
Red is the traditional colour associated with engineering and is used in the hoods of the applied science degrees in universities. Gold is associated with science, being a reminder of the alchemists’ dream of turning base metals into gold. It thus refers to chemical engineers and metallurgical engineers. The wall and the perpendiculum, a device used by medieval builders as a level, honour civil and structural engineers. The thunderbolts with fire and lightning symbolize electrical and electronic engineers. The wavy blue and white stripes are a reference to the arms of British Columbia and also symbolize hydraulic and marine engineers.
Crest
The cogwheel alludes to mechanical engineers. It stands on a rock representing geological and mining engineers. The divider refers to many engineering disciplines.
Supporters
The pegasi represent horsepower, with red wings symbolizing aeronautical engineers. The iron ring on their shoulders alludes to the one worn by graduate engineers. The Douglas fir and western red cedar refer to forest engineers. The soil is a reference to agricultural engineers.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “To serve, to create, to persevere.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2019, in Volume 153, page 1080 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
John Whitehead
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Non-Profit Organization
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the name of The Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume I, page 13, 7 June 1989.