- The Governor General of Canada
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Albert Charles Young
Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 362
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Blazon
Arms
Azure three anchors in pairle the rings to the centre Or within an orle nebuly-counter-nebuly Argent;
Crest
A mount per fess wavy Vert and barry wavy of four Argent and Azure growing therefrom three western red cedar trees proper, all issuant from a circlet of roses Gules barbed and seeded, and of dogwood flowers proper;
Motto
STRONG TO STRIVE AND NOT TO YIELD;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The Pacific dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia, Mr. Young’s home province. The western red cedar is the official tree of British Columbia.
Motto
This phrase is likely inspired by the last lines of Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses”: “… strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” (lines 69-70).
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 College of Arms, London.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 6 September 1968.