Golden Horseshoe Geoart #18-Coat of Arms #6 Mystery Cache
Golden Horseshoe Geoart #18-Coat of Arms #6
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Name the Golden Horseshoe City that is represented by this Coat of Arms
The arms were officially granted on May 9, 1950, and confirmed in the Canadian register on June 17, 1999. The green shield represents the 'champs' (French for 'field') in the word "Champlain", a reference to the first explorer's trip through this district in 1615. The green also refers to the Emerald Isle, from which the first Irish immigrants arrived, and to the fields and forests in this district. The sword recalls the veteran soldiers and officers of the British army who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and in the War of 1812 in North America. These men received grants of land in Otonabee and other townships in the district in 1818 onwards, and were in the area when the Irish Settlers arrived. The wavy bar represents the Otonabee River and the many lakes and rivers, because of which access was possible to this townsite from the Lake Ontario Shore. The crest shows on a log of wood a Canadian beaver, grasping in its left forepaw a gold key. This is to represent the key of a Catholic Saint, a tribute to the Roman Catholic third of the city's population, the religion of the Irish immigrants. The Saint and the City bear the same name. The left supporter is a Canadian stag, in natural colour. The right supporter is a red lion with its neck encircled by a crown, and a chain draped over its back. The lion as supporter is taken from the Duke of Wellington's family crest. It was under him that many officers and men, first settlers in this district, served. The motto is unchanged from the motto which the city has had for a long time. "Nature Provides, Industry Develops", but it is translated into interpretative Latin: "Dat Natura, Elaborant Artes", which means, a little more broadly, that Nature gives bountifully and the arts and crafts and energy of the people develop and elaborate nature's gift.
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