- The Governor General of Canada
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Peter Placide Prescott
Kelowna, British Columbia
Grant of Arms and Flag
August 20, 1998
Vol. III, p. 268
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron Or between three snowy owls close guardant Argent a maple leaf Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet Or the rim set above with prairie crocuses (Anemone patens) proper a dexter cubit arm also proper vested Gules cuffed Argent semy of Ermine spots Gules holding a torch Sable enflamed proper;
Motto
DEFENDERE ET SERVIRE VALORE. This Latin phrase means "To defend and serve with valour".
Flag
Azure on a Canadian pale Or a shield of the arms;
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 Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual