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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Jean-Louis Leslie Arcand
September 15, 1997
Vol. III, p. 196
Arms of Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph ArcandBlazonAzure on a one-arch bridge Argent masoned Sable a maple leaf Gules between a rose in dexter chief a patriarchal cross pattée in sinister chief and a lion's head erased in base Or; |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a coronet flory Or a demi lion Argent armed and langued Azure holding in the dexter paw a Cedar of Lebanon proper; |
MottoBlazonLE PRINCIPE EST TOUT, meaning "Principle is everything"; |
Differenced Arms for Jean-Louis Leslie Arcand, son of Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph ArcandBlazonThe Arms of Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph Arcand debruised of a three-point label Argent and impaled with those of his wife Francesca Maria Nicoletta Bassi; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 14, 1998 in Volume 132, page 522 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert Pichette, Dauphin Herald Extraordinary, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeIndividual |