- The Governor General of Canada
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City of Armstrong
Armstrong, British Columbia
Grant of Arms and Flag
March 31, 1998
Vol. III, p. 236
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a fess bretessed Vert two bars Or between in chief a pomeis charged with a sun in splendour Or and in base a pomeis charged with a cornucopia issuant from its mouth cheeses and celery stalks Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet Or charged with a frieze of maple leaves Vert alternating with dogwood flowers Argent seeded Or the upper rim set with lacrosse sticks in saltire Vert a ring necked pheasant Or gorged Vert;
Motto
PRIDE · SPIRIT · VISION;
Flag
A banner of the Arms its pomeis realigned in bend all within a bordure Vert;
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 January 30, 1999, in Volume 133, page 181 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government