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Montreal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
March 15, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 13
Arms and Flag of Claude Joseph BourretBlazonGyronny Or and Azure a lion Gules armed and langued Azure charged on the shoulder with a fleur-de-lis Or; SymbolismThe gyronny gold and blue pattern comes from the old arms of Charlesbourg, Quebec, the ancestral home of the forbear known as Gilles Bourée dit Lépine. It also mirrors the geographic pattern of the town’s lands. The two lions in the Arms and Crest recall the ancestor’s native Normandy, in France. The fleur-de-lis refers to royal France and to the military calling of Gilles Bourée. |
FlagBlazonA banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
CrestBlazonA demi lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure charged on the shoulder with a locomotive wheel Or and holding between the paws a fagot also Or bound Azure; SymbolismThe bundle of sticks (bourrée in French) refers to the origins of the family name, originally given to people who worked as fagotiers, or bundlers of wood. The locomotive wheel designates Mr. Bourret’s profession as an employee of Canadian Pacific Railway. |
MottoBlazonDISCENDO ET PERSEVERANDO CRESCO; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “I grow through learning and perseverance”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2001 in Volume 135, page 937 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Claude Bourret and Auguste Vachon, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeIndividual |