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Port Credit, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 356
Arms of Harold Gordon ShippBlazonGules a lymphad sail unfurled flagged between three ermine spots, all within a bordure Or masoned Sable; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The ship is a canting reference to Mr. Shipp’s surname. The border of masonry likely represents his long career in residential and commercial development. The ermine spots likely refer to Mr. Shipp’s wife, June Catharine Ingram, as this pattern is commonly found in the arms of persons bearing the surname Ingram. |
CrestBlazonA demi-deer Gules supporting a staff proper flying therefrom a banner of the Arms and issuant from a circlet of maple leaves Gules and apples slipped and leaved Or; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The apples allude to Mr. Shipp’s development of the Applewood Acres neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario. The maple leaves represent his Canadian identity. |
MottoBlazonORDO IN OMNIBUS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Order in all things.” |
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 College of Arms, London. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 5 June 1968. |