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Albert Charles Young

Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 362

Arms of Albert Charles Young
Arms of Albert Charles Young Arms of Albert Charles Young

Arms of Albert Charles Young

Blazon

Azure three anchors in pairle the rings to the centre Or within an orle nebuly-counter-nebuly Argent;

Symbolism

Not available.

Crest of Albert Charles Young

Blazon

A mount per fess wavy Vert and barry wavy of four Argent and Azure growing therefrom three western red cedar trees proper, all issuant from a circlet of roses Gules barbed and seeded, and of dogwood flowers proper;

Symbolism

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The Pacific dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia, Mr. Young’s home province. The western red cedar is the official tree of British Columbia.

Motto of Albert Charles Young

Blazon

STRONG TO STRIVE AND NOT TO YIELD;

Symbolism

This phrase is likely inspired by the last lines of Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses”: “… strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” (lines 69-70).

Background

Canada Gazette Information

Since 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette
Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Albert Charles Young Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Albert Charles Young

Additional Information