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Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland
Grant of Arms and Supporters
October 28, 1994
Vol. II, p. 353
Arms of the Town of Grand Falls-WindsorBlazonGules on a bend wavy Argent between in chief two rolls of paper in saltire proper tied with a riband Azure and in base a mullet of six points irradiated Or two bendlets wavy Azure on a chief Argent the cross of Saint George; |
CrestBlazonRising out of a circlet of maple leaves Gules and spruce trees Vert a representation of the Round Tower of Windsor Castle proper; |
MottoBlazonE SILVA SURREXI. This Latin phrase means "I arose out of the forest". |
SupportersBlazonOn a grassy mound strewn with partridge berries two caribou proper each attired and gorged with a collar Or dependent therefrom a torteau charged with a bend wavy Argent thereon two bendlets wavy Azure; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on April 22, 1994 in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterRobert Grey CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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