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The roundel is flanked on one side by a golden anchor in reference to the British Navy and mercantile affairs generally, which were at one time vital to the maintenance of the white man's settlements on the West Coast. On the other side, the Grenade, the device of the engineers, is shown in tribute to the Royal Engineers who were responsible for many of the original installations at Esquimalt and also to the present day Army components in this area. | The roundel is flanked on one side by a golden anchor in reference to the British Navy and mercantile affairs generally, which were at one time vital to the maintenance of the white man's settlements on the West Coast. On the other side, the Grenade, the device of the engineers, is shown in tribute to the Royal Engineers who were responsible for many of the original installations at Esquimalt and also to the present day Army components in this area. | ||
The crest is a tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy whose principal West Coast Base and training establishments are located in Esquimalt. It is derived from the crest in the | The crest is a tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy whose principal West Coast Base and training establishments are located in Esquimalt. It is derived from the crest in the arms of [[Plymouth]] and [[Devonport]], England but sufficiently differenced to be unique, and refers to the British Naval traditions upon which the Royal Canadian Navy is founded. It displays a Naval Crown, from out of which rises an arm clad in sailor's working rig, and holding aloft a Trident, a symbol of defence against enemies at sea. | ||
The Motto, "Es-whoy-malth" is an anglicized version of the Indian for "a shoaling place" and from which the name Esquimalt was derived. | The Motto, "Es-whoy-malth" is an anglicized version of the Indian for "a shoaling place" and from which the name Esquimalt was derived. | ||