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Geoffrey Scott Heinricks

Hillier, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
August 17, 1995
Vol. III, p. 42

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Blazon

Arms

Azure a wolf rampant Argent armed langued and bearing in its dexter forepaw a scroll encircling an arrow all Or;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet erablé Gules the leaves veined Or a demi wolf Argent armed langued and bearing in its dexter forepaw a scroll encircling an arrow Or;

Motto

NON ERIT QUI DETERREAT. This Latin phrase means "And none shall make them afraid" (Micah 4:4).

Badge

A wolf's head erased Argent langued Or surmounting two scrolls encircling two arrows in saltire Or enfiling a coronet erablé Gules the leaves veined Or;


Symbolism

In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3278 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Geoffrey Heinricks and Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority

Painter
Gordon Macpherson

Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge


Recipient Information

Individual