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Val-des-Monts, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre and Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre
January 20, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 26
Arms of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard PitreBlazonAzure a saltire bretessed voided throughout Or; SymbolismThe saltire is based on the coat of arms of Nova Scotia, the home of Mr. Pitre’s ancestors. The battlements recall that his father volunteered for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. The overall design alludes to Mr. Pitre’s career with the Canadian National Railway Company. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a coronet erablé, a demi-stag Or attired and unguled Azure vulned Gules by an arrow Or flighted and barbed Azure; SymbolismThe stag pierced by an arrow refers to the fact that Mr. Pitre is an avid hunter. |
MottoBlazonPENNAS TUAS ERIPIAM; SymbolismMeaning “I will pluck your feathers”, this Latin phrase is taken from the French Canadian children’s song Alouette. Je te plumerai is also the motto of Squadron 425, of which Mr. Pitre’s father was a member. |
Badge of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard PitreBlazonOn a grenade Or enflamed proper, a skylark volant Azure beaked Gules; SymbolismThe skylark is taken from the badge of RCAF Squadron 425. M. Pitre’s father was also an armourer in the RCAF. |
Differenced Arms for Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, son of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard PitreBlazonThe Arms of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard Pitre debruised of a three-point label Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre, daughter of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard PitreBlazonThe Arms of Joseph Michel Georges Gérard Pitre within a bordure Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 12, 2011 in Volume 145, page 3515 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Jean-Michel Pitre and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual |