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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
March 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 10
Arms of François RichardBlazonPer pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field all counterchanged; |
CrestBlazonA beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules; |
MottoBlazonFAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what you must"; |
SupportersBlazonOn a representation of the rock of the City of Québec proper, dexter a stag per fess Argent and Azure attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Azure bearing six mullets Argent three visible and charged at the shoulder with a maple leaf Gules, sinister a stag per fess Azure and Argent attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Argent charged with two representations of the insignia of a Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Armed Forces one visible Azure and charged at the shoulder with a fleur-de-lys Argent; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on July 22, 1989 in Volume 123, page 3347 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterHans Birk CalligrapherAlf Ebsen Recipient TypeIndividual |