- The Governor General of Canada
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Hilary Mary Weston
Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
April 15, 1998
Vol. III, p. 251
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess Azure semé of ermine spots Or between in chief two bees volant and in base a panpipe Azure;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet erablé Argent the rim bearing a frieze of trefoils Vert a demi lioness Gules the sinister paw resting on a wheat sheaf Or the dexter paw holding a closed book bound Or edged Gules;
Supporters
On a grassy mound Vert two mares Or the dexter gorged with a wreath of roses Gules the sinister gorged with a collar of ash leaves Vert;
Motto
SUAVITER IN MODO FORTITER IN RE. This Latin phrase means "Gentle in manner, vigourously in performance".
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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor