The Winnipeg Foundation

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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grant of Arms and Supporters
April 26, 1999
Vol. III, p. 316

Arms of The Winnipeg Foundation
Arms of The Winnipeg Foundation
 
Arms of The Winnipeg Foundation

Arms of The Winnipeg Foundation

Blazon

Vert thirteen bezants;

Crest

Blazon

Out of a circlet of garbs Or tied Gules a demi lion affronty Vert bearing in each paw a bezant;

Motto

Blazon

DONUM BENEFICIO MULTIS. This Latin phrase means "A gift of benefit to many".

Supporters

Blazon

On a stone wall proper dexter a stag Or unguled attired and charged at the shoulder with an annulet Vert sinister a unicorn Or unguled horned and charged at the shoulder with a Red River cart wheel Vert;

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on July 22, 2000 in Volume 134, page 2263 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to The Winnipeg Foundation

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Robert Thorlakson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Gordon Macpherson

Calligrapher

Nancy Ellis

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Foundation / charitable body