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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Registration of Arms
April 20, 2006
Vol. V, p. 24
Arms of Northwest TerritoriesBlazonPer bend wavy Gules and Vert billety Or in sinister chief the mask of an Arctic fox Argent, on a chief indented Argent a barrulet wavy Azure; SymbolismThe diagonal division alludes to the territory’s tree line, with the green section symbolizing the forests, and the red, the tundra. The gold rectangles refer to the mineral wealth of the region, while the Arctic fox represents the fur trade. The white section with the jagged edge refers to the polar ice pack, and the wavy blue stripe alludes to the Northwest Passage. |
CrestBlazonA compass rose proper between two narwhals hauriant and addorsed Or; SymbolismThe narwhals are marine mammals found in Arctic waters. The compass rose refers to the North Magnetic Pole, which was located in the Northwest Territories at the time these emblems were assigned in 1956. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 18, 2006 in Volume 140, page 3686 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not applicable PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution
Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally approved by Her Majesty The Queen, 17 February 1956. |