- Fraser Herald
Fraser Herald of Arms ("Héraut Fraser" in French) is the title of one of the officers of arms at the
Canadian Heraldic Authority inOttawa . Like the otherherald s at the Authority, the name is derived from the Canadian river of the same name. Since the inception of the office, Fraser Herald of Arms has been the principal artist of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. As such, Fraser is responsible for overseeing the artwork created for all grants of arms emanating from the Authority.The design of the badge of office of Fraser Herald of Arms combines symbolism of the sun and water. This is indicative of the fact that the Fraser River is the most important river in
British Columbia , which features a sun on its provincialcoat of arms . Traditionally, water is depicted inheraldry by white and blue wavy stripes, and the substitution here of gold for white makes a reference to the gold deposits in the Fraser River. At the center of the badge is acinquefoil , a stylized heraldic strawberry flower of five petals. As this is a feature of coats of arms within the Scottish Clan Fraser (canting arms on "fraisier", French for strawberry plant), it pays tribute to the river's namesake, the explorerSimon Fraser .Holders of the office
*1989-present
Cathy Bursey-Sabourin ee also
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Herald
*Royal Heraldry Society of Canada External links
* [http://www.gg.ca/heraldry/cha/index_e.asp Canadian Heraldic Authority]
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