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Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
November 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 278
Arms of the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling ClubBlazonArgent on a pile reversed engrailed Vert a cricket wicket Or charged with a rose Argent barbed and seeded proper, on a chief wavy Azure an ice skate blade winged and a curling rock Argent; SymbolismThe design has been in use since 1958. The colours allude to the different types of sporting venues at the club: blue for the water of the pool, white for the ice of skating rinks and curling sheets, and green for the grass of cricket pitches. The cricket wicket, the old-fashioned skate blade and the curling rock refer to the three main sports of the three clubs that amalgamated in 1957 to form the current club. The white rose is traditionally associated with York, and thus refers to the founding of the original club in the Town of York (which subsequently became the City of Toronto) in 1827. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a coronet of trillium flowers and roses Argent barbed and seeded proper, a demi-eagle displayed Sable beaked Or; SymbolismThe eagle was used as the crest in the 1958 arms design. The coronet of trillium flowers and white roses alludes to Ontario and Toronto. |
MottoBlazonHERITAGE • SPORTSMANSHIP • FELLOWSHIP; SymbolismThese three important values were selected to form the motto following a club contest in 2012. |
Flag of the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling ClubBlazonVert on a Canadian pale Argent an escutcheon of the Arms; SymbolismThe green and white colours refer to cricket grounds and curling and skating rinks. The flag follows the structure of the National Flag of Canada. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 22, 2014 in Volume 148, page 656 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Alexander Scott Carter (Arms and Crest, 1958), the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club (Motto, 2012), and Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada (Crest coronet and Flag), assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterGordon Macpherson CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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