- The Governor General of Canada
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Macdonald Stewart Community Art Centre
Guelph, Ontario
Registration of Arms
June 4, 1996
Vol. III, p. 111
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Blazon
Arms
Parted per pale dexter Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between in chief a human heart voided of the field between two cross crosslets fitchée Gules and in base a tobacco leaf erect proper all within a bordure Gules, sinister parted per fess Gules and Azure in chief a horse forcené Argent between in sinister chief and dexter base an ancient crown Or and in base a cross Gules fimbriated Argent between in each quarter five plates in saltire the cross within a bordure Argent charged with seven garbs Tenné;
Crest
A cubit dexter arm proper vested paleways Gules and Vert and cuffed chequy Azure and Argent holding an artist's brush Sable garnished Argent;
Motto
UT ARTES HONOREMUS. This Latin phrase means "So that we may honour the arts".
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 3280 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Cultural Organization
The recipient’s emblems have been originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 November 1984.