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Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
February 20, 2009
Vol. V, p. 426
Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications SquadronBlazonArgent four Marconi communication towers Sable issuant from a base per fess crested Or and Azure; SymbolismThe design evokes the rich history of communications in Glace Bay, especially the role that the community played in trans-Atlantic communications. It honours the work of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) who, in December 1902, transmitted the first complete wireless messages to Poldhu, Cornwall, from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. |
MottoBlazonCOMMUNICATIONES CUM PERSEVERANTIA; SymbolismMeaning “Communications with persistence”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on December 12, 2009 in Volume 143, page 3683 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterDavid Farrar CalligrapherShirley Mangione Recipient TypeMilitary Institution |