District of Matsqui

Vert goutté d’eau, on a fess wavy Argent between in chief two winged wheels and in base a beehive kiln Or, two bars wavy Azure surmounted by a grenade Sable fired between two strawberry sprigs leaved and fructed proper;

The green background represents the agricultural lands of the region, and the white drops the dairy industry. The wavy stripes refer to the Fraser River. The grenade is the emblem of the Royal Engineers, retired members of which were among the district’s early settlers. The strawberry plants are an important crop of the Fraser Valley. The wheels allude to the fact that Matsqui is a Salish word for “meeting of trails,” and their wings represent Abbotsford airport. The kiln refers to the Clayburn brickworks, the municipality’s first industry.

A thunderbird as in the Crest within a wreath of daffodils slipped and leaved proper;

The thunderbird repeats the symbolism of the Crest. The daffodils are a well-known feature of the Bradner neighbourhood in the municipality.