Ville de Fermont

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Fermont, Quebec
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
September 1, 1998
Vol. III, p. 269

Arms of the Ville de Fermont
Arms of the Ville de Fermont
Flag of the Ville de Fermont
 
Arms of the Ville de Fermont

Arms of the Ville de Fermont

Blazon

Per fess gyronny of six Argent and Sable within the sign of Mars its arrowhead voided a fleur-de-lis Or;

Crest

Blazon

On a mound tenné growing thereon flowering plants of cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) a willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in its winter coat all proper;

Motto

Blazon

FAIRE FRONT • FAIRE FACE, meaning "Stand up • Face up";

Supporters

Blazon

On either side a caribou (Rangifer tarandus) proper each bearing a buckle Or on the shoulder and standing on a mound tenné strewn with fragmented rocks proper;

Flag of the Ville de Fermont

Flag of the Ville de Fermont

Blazon

A banner of the Arms within a bordure potent Or;

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on January 30, 1999 in Volume 133, page 182 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Ville de Fermont

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Pierre Gotié, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher

Nancy Ellis

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government