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Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 43
Arms of David Neil HossieBlazonArgent a chevron wavy Azure between in chief two garbs Tenné and in base a fir tree proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The garbs and the fir tree possibly refer respectively to Saskatchewan, where Mr. Hossie grew up, and to British Columbia, where he later lived. |
CrestBlazonA horse passant Argent; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The horse is possibly a canting reference to the name Hossie. |
MottoBlazonNEMO ME REGIT; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This Latin phrase meaning “Nobody governs me” possibly refers to the horse in the Crest, which is unbridled. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 901 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 December 1947. |