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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
April 11, 1991
Vol. II, p. 87
Arms of Charles François RichardBlazonPer pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field in chief two fleurs-de-lys all counterchanged; |
CrestBlazonA beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules; |
MottoBlazonFAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what must be done"; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on May 4, 1991 in Volume 125, page 1486 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. PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of his father, François Richard, in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, volume I, page 10, 29 March 1989. |