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Stratford, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
February 15, 1991
Vol. II, p. 76
Arms of The Corporation of the City of StratfordBlazonAzure on a chevron Or between three swans naiant Argent a hurt charged with a beehive Or between two spears Gules their points upwards; |
CrestBlazonA coronet dancetty of five points Or charged on the rim with maple leaves Gules alternating with trillium flowers Argent; |
MottoBlazonINDUSTRIA ET ARS. This Latin phrase means "Industry and art". |
SupportersBlazonOn a grassy meadow rising above waves Azure crested Argent dexter a tiger Ermine armed Or gorged with a collar Azure pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a black willow tree Or grasping in its sinister paw a staff proper flying a banner of the Arms of the Canada Company sinister a lion Ermine armed Or charged with a like collar pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a railway steam locomotive Or grasping in its dexter paw a staff proper flying a banner of the City's Arms; |
Flag of The Corporation of the City of StratfordBlazonA banner of the Arms; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on May 4, 1991 in Volume 125, page 1485 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDonald Hallman CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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