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Lord Elgin Vocational School
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 268
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale wavy, dexter Or a saltire Gules, on a chief per pale Argent and Or a lion rampant Azure, sinister per fess indented in chief per fess indented Vert charged with a bull’s head caboshed Argent accorné Gules, and Or charged with an open book proper bound and with fore-edges Gules, in base per bend paly wavy Azure and Argent and Or charged with a maple leaf Gules;
Motto
FUIMUS ET ERIMUS HONORABILES;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The left half of the shield is an adaptation of the arms of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a former Governor General of Canada and the school’s namesake. The wavy blue and white bands represent Niagara Falls, Ontario, where the school was located, while the maple leaf symbolizes Canada. The book alludes to the school’s vocation as a place of learning.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “We were and will be honourable.” Fuimus is the motto of the Earls of Elgin.
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 Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Educational
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 28 June 1967.