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Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
October 11, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 54
Arms of William David NeelandsBlazonAzure a hare salient Argent gorged with a hunting horn Vert stringed and garnished Or, on a chief Argent four pine trees issuant from the baseline Azure; SymbolismThe central part of the design is basically that of the original Scottish Kneland/Cleland family, hereditary foresters to the Earls of Douglas. To this has been added the white chief with the four pine trees, a reference to Dr. Neelands and his three brothers. As a pine forest in winter, it can also allude to the family’s early settlement in the Caledon area of Upper Canada in 1819. The blue and white colours are also those of the University of Toronto, with which Dr. Neelands has been associated for many years. |
CrestBlazonOn a grassy mound Vert a pinecone erect Or; SymbolismThe seed-laden pinecone and the grass signal the return of new life after the cycle of winter, and can also refer to the new beginnings of the family settling in Canada, as well as to productivity and growth. |
MottoBlazonNON SIBI SED ALTERI; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Not for oneself but for the others”, and it is an expansion of the traditional Kneland/Cleland motto, Non Sibi (“Not for oneself”). |
Badge of William David NeelandsBlazonOn a cross patté Vair a pinecone erect Or; SymbolismThe vair refers to the pattern alternating blue and white sections found in arms associated with the Bosworth family, and thus makes a reference to Mrs. Neelands (née Mary Bosworth). This type of cross is often associated with Anglicanism, and thus marks their involvement with the church and Dr. Neelands’s status as a priest. The pinecone repeats the symbolism of the crest. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2001 in Volume 135, page 938 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert Black, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeIndividual |