- The Governor General of Canada
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John dePencier Wright
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Registration of Arms
May 5, 1999
Vol. III, p. 160
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron Argent between in chief a Canada goose wings elevated and a heron holding an eel in the beak all proper and in base a wheel Argent a mitre Argent and Purpure;
Crest
A demi beaver proper charged with a Celtic cross holding in the dexter paw a pair of scales and resting the sinister paw on a ciborium all or;
Motto
BENE ARARE EST BENE COLERE. This Latin phrase means "Good plowing is good farming".
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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2263 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
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 3 May 1977.