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Sillery, Quebec
Grant of Arms
December 20, 1995
Vol. III, p. 38
Arms of Louis-Philippe CoutureBlazonGules on a fess ermine a sword pointing to the dexter the whole between seven bees volant four in chief arrayed in chevron and three in base two and one all Or; SymbolismThe red shield recalls an ancestor of Louis-Philippe Couture, the martyr Guillaume Couture who was tortured by the Iroquois in 1642 while on a Jesuit mission. The bees are a reference to work and a person of industry. The seven bees also allude to Mr. Louis-Philippe Couture’s seven children. The ermine refers to Guillaume Couture’s profession as magistrate in the county of Lauzon. The sword indicates that Guillaume Couture was a captain of the militia. |
CrestBlazonA fir tree proper its roots issuant from a sea barry wavy Argent and Azure and on its crown attached to its trunk by a belt Or an escutcheon Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or; SymbolismThe pine and the shield of the arms of France recall the story of how Guillaume Couture claimed the land he was granted from the Hudson Bay Company in 1663. |
MottoBlazonSEMPER IMMOTA FIDE; SymbolismThis Latin sentence means “Faith being unshakeable”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 23, 1996 in Volume 130, page 3279 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert Pichette, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterRobert Létourneau CalligrapherSuzzann Wright Recipient TypeIndividual |