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Lacombe, Alberta
Grant of a Badge
October 15, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 412
Badge of the Lacombe Police ServiceBlazonThe shield of Arms of the Town of Lacombe (Or a cross Gules voided throughout of the field between in the first quarter a mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) volant bendwise Azure, in the second an open book Argent bound Azure, in the third a cross flory Azure voided of the field and charged with a cross couped Gules, and in the fourth two bendlets and two bendlets sinister interlaced Azure) within an annulus Azure edged and inscribed COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP in letters Or, all within a wreath of maple leaves Or issuant from a wild rose flower, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper; SymbolismThe badge features the shield of arms of the Town of Lacombe. The various symbols on the shield represent the themes of Lacombe as an important crossroad, its namesake, the importance of the local institutions of learning and the significance of the Town as the birthplace of the Right Honourable Roland Michener, 20th Governor General of Canada. The shield is encircled by the Lacombe Police Service’s motto, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. |
MottoBlazonCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP; SymbolismNot applicable |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 12, 2005 in Volume 139, page 690 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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