Port Moody

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Canada

PORT MOODY

Province : British Columbia

Official blazon

Arms : Argent a fess bretessed Sable charged with two barrulets Or, in chief three Douglas fir trees Vert and in base a clipper ship under full sail Azure; Above the shield is placed a mural coronet consisting of three towers Argent masoned Sable.
Crest: A band tailed pigeon (Columba fasciata) Argent, legs and beak Or, tail banded Azure.
Supporters: On the dexter a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck Argent, attired and unguled Or, gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules from which is pendent a Salish spindle whorl featuring a salmon image proper, on the sinister a cougar (Felis concolor) Argent, armed Or, gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules from which is pendent a pellet charged of a railway spike Or, the supporters standing on a compartment of tree clad ridges Vert washed by waves Azure ensurfed Argent.
Motto: BLEST BY NATURE • ENRICHED BY MAN

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 15, 2000, but were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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Literature : Image from http://www.gg.ca