Michael Jean Charles Guité

Argent a bar gemel crested of two peaks Vert between three puffin heads proper;

The puffins are a feature of the Gaspé region of Quebec, from whence Dr. Guité’s paternal family hails and where his parents met. The stripes have two meanings: first, they resemble wire strung between poles and thus allude to telephone lines, marking the fact that Dr. Guité is President and C.E.O. of Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. Second, since the stripes resemble waves, they also allude to his father’s service in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The green colour refers to the name of the state and to his place of residence, Greenwich, Connecticut.

A banner of the Arms;

The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.

A puffin head surmounting two semaphore flags in saltire proper;

The addition of the semaphore flags to the puffin heads alludes to Dr. Guité’s academic work and career in the field of communications.