The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge

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Uxbridge, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 88

Arms of The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge
Arms of The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge
 
Arms of The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge

Arms of The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge

Blazon

Or issuant from two flaunches Vert, each charged with a garb of rye Or, a fess enarched raguly counter raguly Vert charged with a maple leaf Or, in chief an ox's head caboshed Gules armed Or and in base barry wavy Azure and Argent;

Symbolism

Not available.

Crest

Blazon

Out of a mural crown Or, a demi lion Gules holding in the paws a cogwheel proper;

Symbolism

Not available.

Motto

Blazon

ON'T UXBRIDGE;

Symbolism

This phrase is an abbreviation of “On to it Uxbridge,” meaning “Let’s go Uxbridge.” It refers to Ontario through the abbreviation “Ont.,” while being a rallying call for the township and its residents to move forward into the future with confidence.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2001 in Volume 135, page 939 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of The Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not available

Painter

Not available

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government

Other Information

The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England.