- The Governor General of Canada
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Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada Incorporated
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 16, 1997
Vol. III, p. 184
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Blazon
Arms
Barry wavy Argent and Azure three dolphins haurient all within a bordure Gules charged with four shells alternating with four keys wards upwards to the dexter Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet erablé Gules a dexter cubit arm proper grasping a laurel wreath Vert encircling a shell per pale Or and Bronze over all a pale Argent;
Supporters
On a compartment barry wavy Azure and Argent dexter a merman sinister a mermaid both proper and queued Vert each holding a maple leaf Gules;
Motto
STRIVE TO ACHIEVE - PRESSER VERS LE BUT;
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)
Original concept of Robert H. Thorlakson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Cultural Organization