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Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 362
Arms of Albert Charles YoungBlazonAzure three anchors in pairle the rings to the centre Or within an orle nebuly-counter-nebuly Argent; SymbolismNot available. |
CrestBlazonA mount per fess wavy Vert and barry wavy of four Argent and Azure growing therefrom three western red cedar trees proper, all issuant from a circlet of roses Gules barbed and seeded, and of dogwood flowers proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The Pacific dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia, Mr. Young’s home province. The western red cedar is the official tree of British Columbia. |
MottoBlazonSTRONG TO STRIVE AND NOT TO YIELD; SymbolismThis phrase is likely inspired by the last lines of Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses”: “… strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” (lines 69-70). |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the College of Arms, London. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 6 September 1968. |