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Ponoka, Alberta
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Halvar De La Cluyse Jonson Jr., Trent Maxwell Huram Jonson and Tamara Rae Jonson Shepherd
September 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 69
Arms of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonAzure on a fess between three great horned owl heads Or, a boar passant Azure; SymbolismBlue and yellow are the colours of Sweden, Mr. Jonson’s ancestral land, and Alberta, where he has lived all his life. The great horned owl is the crest of the University of Alberta, from which Mr. Jonson has two degrees and a graduate diploma. It was also chosen as the provincial bird of Alberta by the province’s schoolchildren in 1977, when Mr. Jonson was president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association. As the owl is traditionally associated with wisdom and learning, it also serves as a reference to Mr. Jonson’s career as a teacher and a high school principal, and to his tenure as Minister of Education for Alberta. The boar is indicative of strength and courage, and also alludes to Mr. Jonson’s humble beginnings and childhood spent on a farm, where his parents kept pigs. |
CrestBlazonA talbot passant Azure resting its dexter paw on a wild rose proper; SymbolismThe traditional heraldic “talbot” hound indicates that dogs have always been a major part of the Jonson family life. The wild rose is the floral emblem of Alberta, a further reference to Mr. Jonson’s service to the province. |
MottoBlazonFORTIS IN RE, SUAVIS IN MODO; SymbolismMeaning “Unwavering in action, calm in manner”. |
Flag of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonA banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Bagde of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonOn a wild rose proper a great horned owl head Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Halvar De La Cluyse Jonson Jr., son of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonThe Arms of Halvar De La Cluyse Jonson debruised of a three-point label Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Trent Maxwell Huram Jonson, son of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonThe Arms of Halvar De La Cluyse Jonson within a bordure Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Tamara Rae Jonson Shepherd, daughter of Halvar De La Cluyse JonsonBlazonThe Arms of Halvar De La Cluyse Jonson within a bordure compony-counter-compony Azure and Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 17, 2007 in Volume 141, page 586 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDavid Farrar CalligrapherShirley Mangione Recipient TypeIndividual |