British Columbia Pharmacy Association

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Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms and Supporters
November 23, 1994
Vol. II, p. 367

Arms of the British Columbia Pharmacy Association
Arms of the British Columbia Pharmacy Association
 
Arms of the British Columbia Pharmacy Association

Arms of the British Columbia Pharmacy Association

Blazon

Argent a pestle in a mortar on a chief dancetty Vert dexter the pharmaceutical ounce symbol sinister the minim symbol Or;

Crest

Blazon

A pharmaceutical balance with the scales equally poised Or the column surmounted by a dogwood flower Argent barbed Vert and seeded Or;

Motto

Blazon

LABORANS SALUTATI. This Latin phrase means "Working for health".

Supporters

Blazon

On a grassy mount Vert dexter a Bighorn Sheep ram (Ovis canadensis) sinister a Wapiti stag (Cervus canadensis) Or both gorged with a collar Vert pendant therefrom a pomme charged dexter with the minim symbol sinister with the ounce symbol Or;

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on April 22, 1995 in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the British Columbia Pharmacy AssociationLetters patent granting heraldic emblems to the British Columbia Pharmacy Association

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Alastair Priestly

Calligrapher

Not available

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Learned Society & Professional Organization