- The Governor General of Canada
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District of Sechelt
Sechelt, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
June 14, 1996
Vol. III, p. 104
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a base barry wavy Azure and Or a sloop in full sail Azure a chief enarched rayonné also Azure;
Crest
A demi bald eagle displayed Azure head Argent beaked and gorged of a mural coronet Or;
Supporters
On either side a blue heron Azure gorged of a mural coronet Or standing on a rocky outcrop proper above barry wavy Azure and Or;
Motto
SOLE MARIBUSQUE BENEDICTUM. This Latin phrase means "Blessed by the sun and the seas".
Flag
Or a Canadian pale of the Arms;
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 March 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 937 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government