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Kinnaird, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 365
Arms of The Corporation of the Town of KinnairdBlazonGules a sunburst Or issuant from a base enarched dancetty Azure charged with two barrulets wavy, overall on a fess wavy Argent a maple leaf between two crescents Gules;
SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The wavy blue and white stripes and the sun are derived from the arms of British Columbia. The arching saw-tooth shape likely alludes to a circular saw and thus the importance of the lumber industry to the town, the location of a sawmill. The wavy horizontal stripe and the crescents are taken from the arms of the Scottish Lords of Kinnaird, the town likely having been named in honour of Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, who was a significant stockholder in the Canadian Pacific Railway. The maple leaf symbolizes the town’s Canadian identity.
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MottoBlazonLUMENES HAEC ERRANTIAE NUNQUAM;
SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “These lights never wander.” It is a response to the Latin motto used by the Scottish Kinnaird Clan, which warns that “Wandering lights deceive.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original conccept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 March 1969. |