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Brockville, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
January 11, 1992
Vol. II, p. 135
Arms of Donald Maxwell FowlerBlazonOr an eagle displayed Azure beaked and membered Gules charged on each wing with a rose Argent barbed Vert seeded Or its legs shackled the chain broken Azure all between three hurts charged with a bee Or; SymbolismThe shackled eagle alludes to the meaning of Mr. Fowler’s surname, a “fowler” being someone skilled at capturing birds. The broken chain symbolizes triumph over adversity. The bees represent the beehives in the arms of Brockville, Ontario, where he lives. |
CrestBlazonOut of a coronet Argent the rim set alternately with maple leaves Gules and roses Argent barbed Vert seeded Or a demi lion Azure bearing in the dexter paw a sword Or the sinister paw resting on a wheel Or; SymbolismThe lion brandishing a sword symbolizes Mr. Fowler’s military service and that of his father, who both saw action in the Second World War, as well as that of his grandfather, a career officer who fought in the First World War. The wheel represents his ancestor John Fowler, who came to Canada in 1850 as a contractor to work on the building of the first railway in Canada West (now Ontario). The white rose is a symbol of Yorkshire, in England, where that ancestor lived before coming to Canada, represented here by the maple leaves. |
MottoBlazonDE LAQUEO VENATIUM; SymbolismThis Latin phrase meaning “From the snare of the fowler” is taken from the Bible, Psalm 91:3 (90:3 in the Vulgate): “For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler.” It makes a canting reference to Mr. Fowler’s surname. |
Flag of Donald Maxwell FowlerBlazonA banner of the arms with a three-sided bordure Azure issuant from the hoist side; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on July 25, 1992 in Volume 126, page 2302 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. PainterAnatol Kozlowski CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeIndividual |