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Sept-Îles, Quebec
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
December 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 492
Badge of HMCS JollietBlazonAzure a plate edged and surmounted by a compass rose Or charged with a fleur-de-lis Azure, on a base indented Argent two bars wavy Azure; SymbolismThe compass rose recalls Louis Jolliet, the explorer and cartographer from whom the ship takes her name. The blue colour represents the St. Lawrence River. The seven peaks and the fleur-de-lis symbolize Sept-Îles, Quebec, the home of the ship. |
MottoBlazonOMNIA PERRUMPIMUS; SymbolismMeaning literally “We burst through everything” or colloquially “Nothing can stop us”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 20, 2010 in Volume 144, page 441 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not applicable PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeMilitary Institution Other InformationThe badge was originally approved on 1 September 1990 and recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume II, p. 85. |