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St. Andrews East, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 133
Arms of Frederick Ross PhelanBlazonArgent on a saltire gyronny Azure and Gules between four martlets Azure, a grenade Or; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The grenade is the symbol of the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Major-General Phelan’s regiment, while blue and red are the regimental colours. The saltire, the shape of the cross of St. Andrew, possibly refers to his residence in St. Andrews East, Quebec. |
CrestBlazonA wolf’s head issuant from the roof of a concrete blockhouse set on a grassy mount proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The blockhouse, a type of defensive fortification, evokes Major-General Phelan’s military career. |
MottoBlazonSTICKATITIVENESS BRINGS SUCCESS; SymbolismThis phrase begins with an informal word meaning “perseverance”; in other words, the quality of “sticking at it.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original Concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. 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, 19 June 1962. |