The Governor General of Canada

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3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

Edmonton, Alberta
Approval of a Badge
April 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 254

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Blazon

Badge

Bleu Céleste a stone tomahawk Argent wrapped in leather Or surmounting two bayonets in saltire Argent their handles Or, all within an annulus ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, flanked by two torches enflamed and above a sprig of three maple leaves surmounted by a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;

Motto

BELLATORES PERFICIMUS;

Symbolism

Badge

Light grey-blue is the colour of the 3rd Canadian Division and represents the training that the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre provides to it. The crossed bayonets, symbolic of military training, are a reference to the regular and reserve members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The stone tomahawk, a weapon used by First Nations in the Canadian west, refers to the facts that much of the unit is located on Treaty 6 land and that it has a long history of collaboration with Indigenous organizations.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “We train warriors.”

Background

Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 27, 2021, in Volume 155, page 1315 of the Canada Gazette.

Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, and the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
David Farrar

Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek

Recipient Information

Military Institution
Military