- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Health Services Training Centre
Borden, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 125
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Blazon
Badge
A pomme charged with a maple leaf Argent bearing a cross couped Gules, all within the Badge Frame for Schools and Training Centres;
Motto
IN UNITATE VIRES;
Symbolism
Badge
The white maple leaf with a red cross was the badge of the Militia Army Medical Staff Service from 1899. Green is a colour found in the badges of the Medical Services School and the Dental Services School, of which the Canadian Forces Health Services Training Centre is the successor.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “In unity is strength.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Department of National Defence assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military