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''' SOOKE''' | ''' SOOKE''' | ||
Province : [[British Columbia]] | Province : [[British Columbia]] | ||
[[File:sooke.jpg|center]] | [[File:sooke.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per saltire Or and Gules in chief and in base two salmon, in the flanks two double-bitted axes counterchanged.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per saltire Or and Gules in chief and in base two salmon, in the flanks two double-bitted axes counterchanged.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Issuant from a circlet of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and camas (Camassia quamash) flowers proper, a canoe of the T'Sou-ke Nation Gules, rising therefrom a demi sun in splendour Or. <br> | '''Crest''': Issuant from a circlet of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and camas (Camassia quamash) flowers proper, a canoe of the T'Sou-ke Nation Gules, rising therefrom a demi sun in splendour Or. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': Dexter a cougar Or gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules and dogwood flowers Argent pendent therefrom a cross Gules surmounting a saltire Azure, sinister a doe Or gorged with a like collar pendent therefrom a fleur-de-lis Azure, the supporters standing on a grassy mound set with Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) proper above barry wavy Argent and Azure. <br> | '''Supporters''': Dexter a cougar Or gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules and dogwood flowers Argent pendent therefrom a cross Gules surmounting a saltire Azure, sinister a doe Or gorged with a like collar pendent therefrom a fleur-de-lis Azure, the supporters standing on a grassy mound set with Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) proper above barry wavy Argent and Azure. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': RAINFOREST MEETING SEA | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': RAINFOREST MEETING SEA | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 16, 2002. | The arms were officially granted on September 16, 2002. | ||
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The compartment is a visual representation of the theme "Where the rainforest meets the sea." The cougar and deer are important native animals. Each collar identifies Sooke as being a Canadian municipality in British Columbia. The pendent crosses are of England and Scotland, representing Sooke's British settlers, while the fleur-de-lis refers to French Canadian settlers. | The compartment is a visual representation of the theme "Where the rainforest meets the sea." The cougar and deer are important native animals. Each collar identifies Sooke as being a Canadian municipality in British Columbia. The pendent crosses are of England and Scotland, representing Sooke's British settlers, while the fleur-de-lis refers to French Canadian settlers. | ||
A shortened version of "Where the rainforest meets the sea," a description of Sooke's geography forms the motto. | A shortened version of "Where the rainforest meets the sea," a description of Sooke's geography forms the motto. [[Literature]] : Image from http://www.gg.ca | ||
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[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:British Columbia]] | [[Category:British Columbia]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2002]] | [[Category:Granted 2002]] | ||