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Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
January 1, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 21
Badge of the Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Training CentreBlazonGules a representation of the dexter supporter for the arms of His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, being a lion guardant crowned with a coronet composed of crosses patee and fleurs-de-lis Or and differenced with a label of three points Argent the centre point charged with Saint George's cross and each of the other points with fleurs-de-lis Azure and grasping in the dexter paw five arrows Argent points upwards barbed and flighted Or; SymbolismThe lion is that used as a supporter for the arms of His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, who served as Governor General of Canada 1911-16, and after whom Connaught Army Cadet National Summer Training Centre takes its name. It wears on its head the coronet assigned to sons of the Sovereign, and around the neck is the Duke's distinct label consisting of the cross of St. George for England and the fleurs-de-lys of France. The lion grasps a sheaf of arrows, the heraldic depiction of marksmanship alluding to the purpose of the training centre. |
MottoBlazonINTENDE DIRECTE; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means "Aim Straight". |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 3, 2001 in Volume 135, page 4056 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterRobert Grey CalligrapherSuzzann Wright Recipient TypeMilitary Institution |