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Association des Lebel d'Amérique inc.
Lac-St-Augustin, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Flag
January 20, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 418
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a chevron wavy between in dexter a carpenter's adze and a double-bitted axe in saltire surmounted in pale by a flail, in sinister three ears of wheat their stems bound, and in base three fleurs-de-lis, on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Gules;
Motto
HONNEUR ET LABEUR;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
The right arm of the chevron represents the St. Lawrence River, and the left arm, the Rivière-Ouelle. The three farm implements recall the tools that the ancestors of the Lebel family used to clear land, square timber, split wood and thrash wheat. The three ears of wheat symbolize farming and the contributions that the Lebels made, as ploughmen and pioneers, to the economic and agricultural development of New France. The three fleurs-de-lis refer to Royal France and to the three Lebel sons, Jean, Nicholas and Joseph, from whom the original Quebec lines descend. The lion in chief is a direct reference to Normandy, the homeland of Nicholas Le Bel.
Motto
Meaning "Honour and work". The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 690 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Gilles Le Bel, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Family Association