- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Joint Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Company
Trenton, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
May 10, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 385
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Blazon
Badge
Purpure a grenade enflamed between three inverted triangles conjoined at their points Or charged dexter with the nuclear radiation hazard symbol sinister with the biological hazard symbol and in base with the chemical hazard symbol all Sable;
Motto
NUNQUAM NONPARATI;
Symbolism
Badge
The field is purple. In the centre is an enflamed grenade in gold framed by three gold triangles, their points downward, joined at the corners. On each of the triangles is a symbol in black. Clockwise from the upper left, these are the symbols for a nuclear radiation hazard, a biological hazard, and a chemical hazard. The purple colour has long been used to represent joint forces units, and it indicates the unit's links to other joint formations within the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff group. The grenade refers to the counter-terrorist role of the Joint Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Company, and its work with various police forces in explosives ordnance disposal. The triangle with a black symbol has come to represent a hazard. The symbols within the triangles have been developed in the latter part of the 20th century for nuclear, biological and chemical hazards.
Motto
Meaning "Never unprepared".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 691 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Unit, assisted by Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, and by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Barbara Saville
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
One or more entries related to this Recipient's emblems appear elsewhere in the Register: Volume V, p. 401.