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'''WINNIPEG''' | '''WINNIPEG''' | ||
Province : [[Manitoba]]<br/> | Province : [[Manitoba]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1971 Charleswood, East Kildonan, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Vital, Transcona, Tuxedo, West Kildonan | |||
[[File:winnipeg. | [[File:winnipeg.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert a prairie crocus (Anemone patens) slipped proper on a chief Azure fimbriated thirteen mullets Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert a prairie crocus (''Anemone patens'') slipped proper on a chief Azure fimbriated thirteen mullets Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Within a circlet of prairie crocus (Anemone patens) the gate of Old Fort Garry proper. <br> | '''Crest''': Within a circlet of prairie crocus (''Anemone patens'') the gate of Old Fort Garry proper. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 12, 1979 in London and confirmed on May 20, 2005 in Canada. | The arms were officially granted on January 12, 1979 in London and confirmed on May 20, 2005 in Canada. | ||
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The original bore the motto, "Commerce, prudence, industry." Elements shown on the arms include a bison, once very common on the prairie, a | The original bore the motto, "Commerce, prudence, industry." Elements shown on the arms include a bison, once very common on the prairie, a | ||
steam engine to represent the coming of the railroad to Winnipeg and sheaves of wheat to symbolise the staple crop that brought prosperity to a young city. | steam engine to represent the coming of the railroad to Winnipeg and sheaves of wheat to symbolise the staple crop that brought prosperity to a young city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:winnipegc1.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of Winnipeg]] <br/>The old arms on a 1920s(?) medal | |||
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The current arms were introduced in 1972, adopted by the city ouncil on January 24th, 1973 and were granted by the College of Arms in London, England in 1979. | The current arms were introduced in 1972, adopted by the city ouncil on January 24th, 1973 and were granted by the College of Arms in London, England in 1979. | ||
The Fort Garry Gate at the top represents Winnipeg's early history as a Hudson's Bay fur trading centre. The Fort Garry Gate is all that remains of Upper Fort Garry. It can be found, with some looking, somewhere near the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, off Main Street. | The Fort Garry Gate at the top represents Winnipeg's early history as a [[Hudson's Bay]] fur trading centre. The Fort Garry Gate is all that remains of Upper Fort Garry. It can be found, with some looking, somewhere near the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, off Main Street. | ||
Beneath the Gate is a shield divided into two parts. The top part contains thirteen gold stars on a blue field, symbolizing the thirteen former municipal governments that were unified to create the new City. | Beneath the Gate is a shield divided into two parts. The top part contains thirteen gold stars on a blue field, symbolizing the thirteen former municipal governments that were unified to create the new City. | ||
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The motto "UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM" is Latin for "One with the strength of many". <br> | The motto "UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM" is Latin for "One with the strength of many". <br> | ||
Two thoughts lie behind this motto. Firstly, Winnipeg is perhaps uniquely one city formed of people of all races; and secondly, it is one city formed from many cities. | Two thoughts lie behind this motto. Firstly, Winnipeg is perhaps uniquely one city formed of people of all races; and secondly, it is one city formed from many cities. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:winnipeg1.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of Winnipeg]] <br/>The arms in the city hall | |||
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[[Literature]] : data were taken from http://www.mbnet.mb.ca | [[Literature]] : data were taken from http://www.mbnet.mb.ca | ||
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[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||