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LaSalle, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 4, 1992
Vol. II, p. 170
Arms of the Ville de LasalleBlazonAzure a mullet of eight points Or between in chief two bars wavy and in base a greyhound courant Argent; |
CrestBlazonIssuing from a mural crown Azure masoned Argent a demi griffin Or beaked, langued and armed Azure holding in its talons a staff Argent flotant therefrom to the sinister a flag Azure a cross Argent; |
MottoBlazonOBSTANTIA AMOVET. This Latin phrase means "He pushes away obstacles". |
SupportersBlazonDexter an Iroquois holding in his dexter hand a wampum belt, sinister a coureur de bois holding in his sinister hand a paddle, both standing on a grassy mound proper; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on July 25, 1992 in Volume 126, page 2304 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Auguste Vachon, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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