Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE
Province : British Columbia
Official blazon
Arms : Per fess wavy Azure and Or a fess wavy counterchanged of the field between in chief two snowflakes Argent and in base a fraise Azure.
Crest: A mural crown Or masoned Sable charged with a locomotive wheel Sable issuant therefrom a moose head affronty Or.
Supporters: Upon a mount Vert set with Common Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and dexter a lodgepole pine bough and sinister a white spruce bough both fructed all proper rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure charged with a salmon leaping also proper dexter a bald eagle the body proper winged per fess embattled Or and Azure ducally crowned Or sinister an osprey the body proper similarly winged and crowned.
Motto: SHAPING A NORTHERN DESTINY
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 13, 1995.
The blue and yellow colours were chosen to represent the water and prosperity associated with the City of Prince George and its region. The wavy bars refer to the Fraser and Nechako rivers, which converge near the City. The snowflakes symbolize the climate of this region and the development of Prince George as well as the northern sectors of British Columbia. The fraise, or strawberry flower, is a play on the founder's name, Simon Fraser.
The mural coronet indicates that these are the arms of a municipality. The locomotive wheel recalls the arrival of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1914 and the British Columbia Railway in 1952. The moose head incorporates an emblem long used by the City of Prince George and a beloved animal of the City's residents.
The eagle and osprey are native to the area. They are made distinctive to the City of Prince George by having the wings divided horizontally by an embattled line into two colours. This feature alludes to the City's early history as Fort George, founded in 1807. Their crowns honour His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent, and the City's namesake since 1915. The eagle and osprey stand on a grassy mound with flora local to the area represented: red paintbrush (castilleja miniata), and lodgepole pine and white spruce boughs. The wavy bars and salmon recall the important role that the rivers play in this region. Literature : Image from http://www.gg.ca
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