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Laval, Quebec
Grant of Arms
March 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 13
Arms of L’Association des Pilon d’AmériqueBlazonAzure a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis Or; SymbolismThe blue and gold, along with the chevron, are taken from the arms of Pillon, Sieur de Rougemont, from the district of Carentan in Normandy. The three fleurs-de lis were retained to symbolize the French origins of the two earliest ancestors of the Pillon (or Pilon) family, namely Jean-Baptiste Pilon dit Lafortune, from Paris, and Antoine Pilon, from Bayeux in Normandy. |
MottoBlazonCONNAÎTRE LE PASSÉ • VIVRE LE PRÉSENT; SymbolismMeaning “To know the past, to live the present”. |
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 PainterIlona Jurkiewicz CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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