- The Governor General of Canada
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Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
Sackville, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 4, 1998
Vol. III, p. 259
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Blazon
Arms
Azure issuant in base a pile barry wavy Vert and Argent fimbriated and charged with a rod of Aescalapius Or in chief two open books Argent bound Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet rim Or the upper edge set with roses Argent alternating with thistle flowers Or a demi white-tailed deer proper gorged with a coronet érablé charged on the shoulder with a mullet and bearing between its legs a bolt of lightning all Or;
Supporters
On a grassy mound Vert set with roses Or leaved Vert and marsh violets Purpure leaved Vert above barry wavy of three Argent Azure and Argent dexter a yellow labrador Or gorged with a collar of birch bark proper fimbriated Vert sinister a mare Or unguled and maned Azure gorged with a like collar;
Motto
JOYFUL JOYFUL WE ADORE THEE;
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 182 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
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor