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Brights Grove, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
September 16, 2002
Vol. IV, p. 234
Arms of Warren Peter TraczBlazonPotent Gules and Argent, on a chief Azure three suns in splendour Or; SymbolismThe pattern refers to the first initial of Mr. Tracz's name, as well as a T-square, the symbol of a Past Master of a Masonic Lodge. The red and white refer to Canada, the Anglican church, and Mr. Tracz's ancestral origins in Austria. Blue is Mr. Tracz's favourite colour, and the sun is a symbol to which both he and his father have felt an affinity. |
CrestBlazonA snowy owl rising proper grasping in its dexter claw a lightning bolt Or; SymbolismThe snowy owl, found in northern Ontario, is a bird Mr. Tracz particularly admires. He has chosen the particular stance to refer to qualities of readiness and willingness to defend its nest. The lightning bolt is a reference both to Mr. Tracz's work as a Certified Engineering Technician in electrical engineering, and to his service with the 736 (Thunder Bay) Communication Squadron of the Canadian Forces. |
MottoBlazonSIBIMET VERAX; SymbolismA Latin phrase based on the line "To thine own self be true" from Shakespeare's Hamlet. |
Badge of Warren Peter TraczBlazonA roundel potent Gules and Argent encircled by an annulus Argent enflamed Or; SymbolismThe badge combines the sun and the potenty symbols from the arms with the silver "technology ring," symbolic of Mr. Tracz's career as an engineering technologist. In addition, the flames are depicted in such a way as to suggest maple leaves. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on December 20, 2003 in Volume 137, page 3980 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterRobert Grey CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeIndividual |