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Personnel Support Services (Ottawa-Gatineau)

Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
February 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 75

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Blazon

Badge

A golpe charged with a snowy owl wings addorsed and inverted perched on a white birch tree stump proper intertwined with a sugar maple tree stump Or, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Units;

Motto

INTEGRE AGERE;

Symbolism

Badge

Purple is representative of the unit as a “Purple Trade,” which serves more than one element (navy, army or air force) of the Canadian Armed Forces. The snowy owl, a symbol of wisdom and vigilance, embodies the unit’s know-how and efficiency in providing services. The interlaced white birch and sugar maple trees, species indigenous to the area, symbolize Ottawa and Gatineau, the two sister cities served by the unit. The stumps allude to the support provided by the unit, and their roots represent the diversity and number of services offered.

Motto

This Latin phrase, meaning “Actions through integrity,” indicates the unit’s mission.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 19, 2022, in Volume 156, page 1209 of the Canada Gazette.

Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Alix Chartrand, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Melissa Aberin

Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek

Recipient Information

Military Institution
Military