- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald William Rae
Victoria, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
July 28, 1997
Vol. III, p. 181
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a bend between in chief a roe deer's head and in base a bison's head both caboshed Sable a gavel Or entwined by a serpent Vert its head surmounting that of the gavel;
Motto
MEMENTO. This Latin phrase means "Remember".
Symbolism
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 30, 1999, in Volume 133, page 180 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual
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The recipient’s arms were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 1 November 1979.