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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 11, 1997
Vol. III, p. 189
Arms of John James KinleyBlazonArgent a saltire Azure surmounted by an escutcheon Or charged with a Lunenburg schooner Azure sails Argent the whole between in chief an annulet Sable in fess two anchors also Sable the dexter fouled Or and in base a triple bladed propeller Sable garnished Or; |
CrestBlazonA beaver sejeant rampant Or armed Gules wearing a coronet erablé and holding between its forepaws a small stump Or issuant from tufts of grass Vert and sprouting two maple leaves Gules; |
MottoBlazonPROGRESS WITH STABILITY; |
SupportersBlazonOn a grassy mound Vert set with mayflowers proper impaling waves of the sea Azure crested Argent dexter an osprey Argent beaked and membered Or armed Gules wearing a coronet Or set above alternately with maple leaves Gules and mayflowers proper sinister a dolphin Argent finned and tailed Or wearing a like coronet; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 22, 1997 in Volume 131, page 3591 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. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeIndividual Special DesignationLieutenant Governor |