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Iain Millington
Truro, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms
January 6, 2003
Vol. IV, p. 258
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Blazon
Arms
Or a bagpipe, on a chief Gules a nine-pointed Bahá'í star between two minims Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet the upper rim set with maple leaves and thistle flowers Or, a demi lion Gules holding in its dexter paw a sword and in its sinister paw a scroll Argent;
Motto
DÈAN DO DHÌCHIOLL;
Symbolism
Arms
The pipes represent Capt. Millington's long professional involvement with this art, as a player, composer and compiler. The Bahá'í star is a symbol of his faith, and the half notes of his work as a composer.
Crest
The coronet represents Capt. Millington's allegiance to the Sovereign, to Canada, to his home province of Nova Scotia, and to his ancestral home, Scotland. The red lion is a reference to the lion of Scotland, the birthplace of the Scots piping. The scroll symbolizes his tremendous effort in compiling the corpus of pipe music as well as his many other published writings, and the sword indicates his long involvement with the military.
Motto
A Scots Gaelic phrase meaning "Do your utmost".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 20, 2003, in Volume 137, page 3981 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Ilona Jurkiewicz
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual