3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

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Edmonton, Alberta
Approval of a Badge
April 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 254

Badge of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre
Badge of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre
 
Badge of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

Badge of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

Blazon

Bleu Céleste a stone tomahawk Argent wrapped in leather Or surmounting two bayonets in saltire Argent their handles Or, all within an annulus ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, flanked by two torches enflamed and above a sprig of three maple leaves surmounted by a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;

Symbolism

Light grey-blue is the colour of the 3rd Canadian Division and represents the training that the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre provides to it. The crossed bayonets, symbolic of military training, are a reference to the regular and reserve members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The stone tomahawk, a weapon used by First Nations in the Canadian west, refers to the facts that much of the unit is located on Treaty 6 land and that it has a long history of collaboration with Indigenous organizations.

Motto

Blazon

BELLATORES PERFICIMUS;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase means “We train warriors.”

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 27, 2021 in Volume 155, page 1315 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent approving the heraldic emblems  of the 3rd Canadian Division Training CentreLetters patent approving the heraldic emblems of the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, and the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

David Farrar

Calligrapher

Doris Wionzek

Recipient Type

Military Institution