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Niagara Regional Police Service
St. Catharines, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
February 29, 1996
Vol. III, p. 140
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Blazon
Badge
The arms of The Regional Municipality of Niagara namely Vert on a fess Argent cotised Or fracted per pale lowered dexter raised sinister twelve chevrons couched dexter Azure in dexter chief a representation of the Royal Crown Or the whole encircled by an annulus Azure edged and inscribed Unity • Responsibility • Loyalty in letters Or enclosed within a wreath of maple leaves ten on either side also Or held in the base with a trillium flower Argent seeded Or leaved Vert set on the upper rim with a representation of the Royal Crown proper;
Symbolism
Badge
The form of the badge follows the general style for a grant to police forces. At the centre is the coat of arms of The Regional Municipality of Niagara. The motto of the Police Service repeats that of the municipality. The Royal Crown symbolizes the fact that the Police Service assists in the administration of the Crown’s justice, while the maple leaves and trillium flower refer to Canada and Ontario.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 22, 1997, in Volume 131, page 3589 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
David Farrar
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Service