- The Governor General of Canada
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Iona Victoria Hardy (Campagnolo)
Victoria, British Columbia
Registration of Arms and Supporters
January 15, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 348
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Blazon
Arms
Azure two pallets wavy, overall a double arched bridge Argent masoned Azure;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet Vert edged Or set with a frieze of dogwood flowers, a trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) wings elevated Argent gorged with a scarf of the MacDonald tartan proper;
Supporters
Dexter a female Kermode bear sinister a male Kermode bear (Ursus americanus Kermodie) both proper and gorged with a collar of red cedar Vert pendent therefrom a hurt, that to the dexter charged with an orca as styled by Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vickers, that to the sinister charged with an eagle as styled by Haida artist Bill Reid Or, the supporters standing on a grassy mound set with Blue Camas (Camassia quamash), nodding onion (Allium cernuum) and Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) proper above barry wavy Argent and Azure;
Motto
WITH CHANGE IS PEACE.
Symbolism
Arms
The colours were chosen by Her Honour. The wavy white stripes represent both the Skeena and the Fraser, the two rivers which have most deeply influenced her life and career, and they also symbolize her two daughters. The bridge is a metaphor for bringing people together, a central part of Her Honour’s personal philosophy and a major theme of her work as Lieutenant-Governor.
Crest
Her Honour’s service as the first Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia is marked by the use of the green and gold, the colours of the University. The dogwoods represent Her Honour’s service to all of British Columbia. The trumpeter swan represents the natural heritage of the province and her own association with the conservation of the bird. The tartan scarf honours her Scots heritage, her mother’s family and her great-grandfather, Finlay Murcheson, who settled on Galiano in 1882. The Murcheson family is a sept of the Clan Donald.
Supporters
The Kermode bears are a rare and unique British Columbian mammal and are one of the supporters of the arms of the University of Northern British Columbia. The bears also represent equality between the sexes, as well as the idea of the bear mother. The cedar was and remains a very important tree for First Nations and other British Columbians, and can be found throughout the province. The designs on the medallions are symbols of Her Honour’s Tsimshian and Haida names given by Chief Haq be quot’o and Chief Skidegate. The compartment indicates the importance of the Pacific Ocean for British Columbia, as well as the natural and healing woodlands of Government House. The camas and nodding onion represent First Nations traditional knowledge and are found in the woodland garden at Government House. The oaks, as one of B.C.’s most unusual trees, symbolize those on the grounds of Government House and those on Galiano Island, Her Honour’s birth place.
Motto
Not applicable
Background
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Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 687 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor
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