- The Governor General of Canada
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John Lloyd George Brown
Belmont, Ontario
Grant of Arms
May 24, 1998
Vol. III, p. 304
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a cross quadrate with ends pattée between first and fourth a prairie lily Or and second and third a fleur-de-lis Argent a roebuck in full course Gules between on each arm a trillium flower Argent seeded Or fimbriated Azure;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet the upper rim set with maple leaves Or alternating with roses Argent seeded Or a grassy mound Vert thereon three maple trees Argent leaved Gules, the central tree bearing on its crown a sun in splendour Or charged with a mullet of eight points Argent;
Motto
VIVO UT SERVIAM. This Latin phrase means "I live to serve".
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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Ilona Jurkiewicz
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual