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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The thunderbird design, following ancient custom was presented to the then Station Comox by the Chief of the Puntledge Indians. The bezant is a symbol of plenty based on the derivation of the word Comox meaning plenty-abundance. The Motto translates as "Well able to handle anything that might come up or, I am ready or, At the ready". | The thunderbird design, following ancient custom was presented to the then Station Comox by the Chief of the Puntledge Indians. The bezant is a symbol of plenty based on the derivation of the word Comox meaning plenty-abundance. The Motto translates as "Well able to handle anything that might come up or, I am ready or, At the ready". | ||
[[Literature]]: Sent by the Canadian Embassy in Oslo. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | ||