Arms of James Harry MacKendrick

Blazon

Per pale Gules and Vert an officer’s sword Argent enfiling a coronet Or masoned Sable the rim set with snowflakes, in chief a mountain avens flower and a trillium flower both Argent seeded Or;

Symbolism

The red and green are chosen as links to the military career of Mr. MacKendrick, the red being associated with the Army and green being linked to The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. The colours are also found in the arms of the Northwest Territories. The officer’s sword represents this military family; three generations of MacKendricks have served in The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, his father Col. Harry Mackendrick, O.B.E., E.D., C.D., having been both a wartime commanding officer and later Honorary Colonel of the regiment. Mr. MacKendrick continued his service in World War II into the Canadian Army (Regular), retiring with the rank of Major. For many years he served with the Government of Northwest Territories in various positions, including the initial Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms for the Legislative Assembly. The snowflakes in the coronet commemorate his involvement with the Dene of the Mackenzie Valley. Its base is patterned after the snow blocks of an igloo, representing his work on the Arctic Coast with the Inuit. The mountain avens represents the Northwest Territories and the trillium his birth province of Ontario.