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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge
September 15, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 537
Arms of Daniel Marcel BellemareBlazonOr three barrulets wavy Azure, on chief Azure three pears Or; SymbolismMr. Bellemare’s coat of arms pays tribute to both sides of his family, maternal and paternal. The three wavy bands represent Yamachiche, near Trois Rivières, the ancestral home of his father’s family. The three pears refer to his mother’s family name, Poirier, which is French for “pear tree.” |
CrestBlazonA pear tree Or leaved Azure fructed Or; SymbolismThe pear tree alludes to family name of Mr. Bellemare’s mother, Poirier. |
MottoBlazonVITAM IMPENDERE VERO; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means "To devote one’s life to the truth". |
Flag of Daniel Marcel BellemareBlazonA banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Standard of Daniel Marcel BellemareBlazonA standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Or charged with the Badge betwen two representations of the Crest, all separated by two bends Azure inscribed with the Motto in letters Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Badge of Daniel Marcel BellemareBlazonOn a hurt a pear enclosed by an orle wavy Or; SymbolismIn addition to referring to the maternal name Poirier, the round blue badge adorned with a wavy gold line calls to mind the image of a beautiful pond, or “belle mare” in French, thus referring to the Bellemare family name. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on July 8, 2006 in Volume 140, page 2040 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Claire Boudreau, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterGordon Macpherson CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual |