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Prince George, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
August 13, 1995
Vol. III, p. 70
Arms of the City of Prince GeorgeBlazonPer fess wavy Azure and Or a fess wavy counterchanged of the field between in chief two snowflakes Argent and in base a fraise Azure; SymbolismThe blue and yellow colours were chosen to represent the water and prosperity associated with the City of Prince George and its region. The wavy bars refer to the Fraser and Nechako rivers, which converge near the City. The snowflakes symbolize the climate of this region and the development of Prince George as well as the northern sectors of British Columbia. The fraise, or strawberry flower, is a play on the founder’s name, Simon Fraser. |
CrestBlazonA mural crown Or masoned Sable charged with a locomotive wheel Sable issuant therefrom a moose head affronty Or; SymbolismThe mural coronet indicates that these are the arms of a municipality. The locomotive wheel recalls the arrival of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1914 and the British Columbia Railway in 1952. The moose head incorporates an emblem long used by the City of Prince George and a beloved animal of the City’s residents. |
MottoBlazonSHAPING A NORTHERN DESTINY; SymbolismThis phrase repeats the meaning of the snowflakes in the shield. |
SupportersBlazonUpon a mount Vert set with Common Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and dexter a lodgepole pine bough and sinister a white spruce bough both fructed all proper rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure charged with a salmon leaping also proper dexter a bald eagle the body proper winged per fess embattled Or and Azure ducally crowned Or sinister an osprey the body proper similarly winged and crowned; SymbolismThe eagle and osprey are native to the area. They are made distinctive to the City of Prince George by having the wings divided horizontally by an embattled line into two colours. This feature alludes to the City’s early history as Fort George, founded in 1807. Their crowns honour His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent, and the City’s namesake since 1915. The eagle and osprey stand on a grassy mound with flora local to the area represented: red paintbrush (castilleja miniata), and lodgepole pine and white spruce boughs. The wavy bars and salmon recall the important role that the rivers play in this region. |
Flag of the City of Prince GeorgeBlazonA banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Badge of the City of Prince GeorgeBlazonOn a hurt a snowflake Argent charged with a fraise Gules; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 23, 1996 in Volume 130, page 3278 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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