- The Governor General of Canada
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Regional Cadet Support Unit (Prairie)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Approval of a Badge
June 1, 2003
Vol. IV, p. 321
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Blazon
Badge
Per fess, in chief per fess dancetty Bleu Celeste and Azure a barrulet dancetty Argent, in base tapissé of wheat Or a bison statant Sable, all within an annulus Azure edged and inscribed REGIONAL CADET SUPPORT UNIT (PRAIRIE) • UNITÉ RÉGIONALE DE SOUTIEN AUX CADETS (PRAIRIES) in letters Or;
Motto
SUBSIDIUM FUTURORUM DUCUM;
Symbolism
Badge
The dark blue symbolizes the mountains of Alberta and the hills of the Canadian shield in northwestern Ontario. The lighter blue represents the sky. The wheat field refers to Saskatchewan and its agricultural heritage, and the buffalo symbolizes Manitoba and, by extension, the special human and natural history of the prairies.
Motto
Meaning "A support for future leaders".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on June 11, 2005, in Volume 139, page 2036 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Unit, assisted by Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, and by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military