Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

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Bradford, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
December 24, 1993
Vol. II, p. 297

Arms of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Arms of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
 
Arms of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Arms of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Blazon

Vert a chevron Sable edged and charged with a chevronel wavy between in chief two cornucopias respectant and in base a Holstein dairy cow statant on a mound all Or;

Crest

Blazon

Issuant from a mural coronet Or maple leaves Gules alternating with thistle flowers Purpure;

Motto

Blazon

EX TRIA UNUM. This Latin phrase mean "Out of three one".

Supporters

Blazon

On a grassy mound rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure set on either side with a garb dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a pomeis charged with a tulip sinister a mare Or gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a bezant edged Vert charged with a lion rampant Ermines;

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on December 3, 1994 in Volume 128, page 4582 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Town of Bradford West GwillimburyLetters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

David Farrar

Calligrapher

Nancy Ellis

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government