- The Governor General of Canada
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Thomas George Hargreaves
Calgary, Alberta
Grant of Arms and Flag
January 6, 1999
Vol. III, p. 288
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly Or and Azure on a fess Argent semé of maple leaves Gules between three stags courant counterchanged an open book Argent bound Azure;
Crest
A stag's head erased Azure attired and holding in the mouth a sprig of oak fructed Or and gorged with a collar Argent charged with maple leaves Gules;
Motto
FORTUDINE ET PRUDENTIA. This Latin phrase means "With strength and wisdom".
Flag
A banner 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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2262 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Leopold Kurcz, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual