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Cataraqui Naval Association
Kingston, Ontario
Grant of a Motto and a Badge
May 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 68
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Blazon
Badge
A hurt, charged with a Martello tower Argent windows Azure issuant from a base wavy Argent and Azure and in chief an osprey volant Or, above a scroll Azure edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Argent, all surmounting a fouled anchor proper its cord Or;
Motto
ALAE RESERVATAE;
Symbolism
Badge
The osprey is a bird of prey found in the Kingston area and honours the VC 921 flying squadron which was commissioned in 1953 as a tender to Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Cataraqui. The Martello tower recalls that the squadron operated out of the Kingston Flying Club until the unit was decommissioned in 1959. The anchor symbolizes the naval history of the Association.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Wings in reserve.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 3858 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
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Luc Saucier
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Non-Profit Organization