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Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 255
Arms of the Association des familles Thibodeau d'Acadie Inc.BlazonQuarterly Azure and Gules the Acadian Deportation Cross of Grand-Pré issuant from the base Argent; SymbolismThe red, blue and white are taken from the Acadian flag. The Deportation Cross, erected near Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, alludes to the Great Upheaval of 1755, which saw Acadians dispersed. It honours the memory of Pierre Thibodeau, the common ancestor of the Thibodeau families, who came to Acadia in 1654. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a circle of mullets Or, a fleur-de-lis Azure; SymbolismThe fleur-de-lis symbolizes France, the homeland of the ancestor Pierre Thibodeau. The star is taken from the Acadian national flag and alludes to Our Lady of the Assumption, the Saint patron of Acadians. |
MottoBlazonMESSIS QUIDEM MULTA; SymbolismMeaning “The harvest is plentiful,” this Latin phrase comes from Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2. It refers to Pierre Thibodeau’s occupation as well as the growth of his family, which today numbers between one and two million members, including 20,000 in North America. |
SupportersBlazonTwo Canada geese standing on a grassy mount set with garbs and a millstone proper above barry wavy Argent and Azure; SymbolismA migratory bird, the Canada goose symbolizes the Deportation of 1755 and the subsequent migrations of Acadians back to their homeland. It also honours Pierre Thibodeau as a colonizer and labourer. The millstone symbolizes Pierre Thibodeau’s mills used to grind wheat, first in Port-Royal (1654), then in Chipoudy (1698). The green compartment refers to “Prée-Ronde” in Nova Scotia, where Pierre Thibodeau (ca. 1631–1704) settled. The colour green and the sheaves of wheat symbolize agriculture. The wavy lines evoke the Dauphin River, today the Annapolis River, as well as the stream known as “Des-Loups-Marins” (i.e., “of the seals”), where Pierre Thibodeau settled near Port-Royal. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 22, 2014 in Volume 148, page 655 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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