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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Robert Alexandre Calder
August 25, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 43
Arms of Kenneth John CalderBlazonOr a stag's head caboshed attired of twelve tines enclosing a Loyalist civil coronet Gules; SymbolismThe stag’s head is taken from the arms used by Scottish Calders. The Loyalist civil coronet refers to Kenneth Calder’s Loyalist ancestors. |
CrestBlazonWithin a circlet of roses Argent seeded Or leaved Vert a swan wings elevated and addorsed Argent; SymbolismThe circlet of white roses honours Odile Calder’s great-grandfather, Jules Gravereaux, a renowned expert on roses. It also celebrates Kenneth Calder’s passion for growing roses. The swan is another Scottish symbol for Calder. |
MottoBlazonVIGILANS NON CADET; SymbolismThis Latin phrase meaning “Watching, he will not fall”, is a Calder motto from Scotland. |
Flag of Kenneth John CalderBlazonA standard the Arms in the hoist the fly Gules charged to the dexter with the Crest and to the sinister with two representations of the Badge all separated by two bends Argent inscribed with the Motto Vigilans Non Cadet in letters Sable the whole fringed Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Badge of Kenneth John CalderBlazonA garb Or enfiling a Loyalist civil coronet Gules; SymbolismThe Loyalist civil coronet refers to Kenneth Calder’s Loyalist heritage, and the garb is taken from the arms of the province of Saskatchewan, his birthplace. |
Differenced Arms for Robert Alexandre Calder, son of Kenneth John CalderBlazonThe Arms of Kenneth John Calder differenced by a label of three points Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death; 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 March 24, 2001 in Volume 135, page 938 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeIndividual |