Arms of Bernard Allan Mackie
Arms of Bernard Allan Mackie
Blazon
Per chevron Argent and Azure, in chief a lion passant queued of a dragon's tail Gules and in base three mullets Argent;
Symbolism
The blue field and three stars allude to the Earldom of Moray in the Kingdom of Scotland, where Mr. Mackie’s ancestors resided for at least three generations. The chevron division represents the roofline of a house to indicate his long history as a builder of log houses. The lion refers to the arms of Mackie of Larg, the principal Scottish family with that spelling. This lion is differenced by a change of tincture and by changing the tail to that of a dragon to represent Mr. Mackie’s ancestors who were Britons.
Crest of Bernard Allan Mackie
Blazon
Issuant from a circlet of garbs Vert a demi cougar Gules grasping in the dexter paw a mullet, its sinister paw resting on an axe Vert;
Symbolism
The demi-cougar alludes to the red lion that Mr. Mackie’s grandfather used to mark all of his boxes in which he brought over his belongings when he immigrated to Canada as a Barr Colonist, the change being made to suggest the family’s history in western Canada. The star, axe, and garbs are coloured green to indicate the importance of his belief in a green earth by remembering that the words “we can always hope for a green earth” might also be interpreted as “we can look at stars and dream of a green world”. The woodsman’s axe refers to his many years as a ranger and woodsman. The wheat sheaves allude to Saskatchewan, the place of both his birth and his grandfather’s homestead. They are also present in the crest of his cousin, Captain R.B. Mackie.
Motto of Bernard Allan Mackie
Blazon
NE DESPICIAS LABOREM;
Symbolism
A Latin phrase meaning “Disdain not labour”. It expresses Mr. Mackie’s work ethic, and alludes to the mottoes of both Mackie of Larg (labora) and also his cousin Captain R.B. Mackie (concedre sperno). The motto appears above the crest as is the custom of Scotland.
