- The Governor General of Canada
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William John McKeag
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Registration of Arms, Supporters and Badge
December 23, 1996
Vol. III, p. 153
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Blazon
Badge
Three horseshoes interlaced fesswise Or and by an undulating riband reflexed above to the sinister and below to the dexter per fess Gules and Argent;
Arms
Argent on a fess Gules between three trefoils Vert a buffalo's head caboshed and crowned between two oak sprigs fructed Or;
Crest
Issuant from an ancient crown Or the gate of Fort Garry between two sprigs of heather proper;
Supporters
Dexter a lion guardant Or and sinister a buffalo guardant proper;
Motto
MELIUS FORTUNATUS QUAM CALLIDUS. This Latin phrase means "Better fortunate than clever".
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 22, 1997, in Volume 131, page 3590 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 4 June 1981.