- The Governor General of Canada
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Ville de Fermont
Fermont, Quebec
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
September 1, 1998
Vol. III, p. 269
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess gyronny of six Argent and Sable within the sign of Mars its arrowhead voided a fleur-de-lis Or;
Crest
On a mound tenné growing thereon flowering plants of cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) a willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in its winter coat all proper;
Supporters
On either side a caribou (Rangifer tarandus) proper each bearing a buckle Or on the shoulder and standing on a mound tenné strewn with fragmented rocks proper;
Motto
FAIRE FRONT • FAIRE FACE, meaning "Stand up • Face up";
Flag
A banner of the Arms within a bordure potent Or;
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 Pierre Gotié, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government