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DEC ' 6 1991

THR CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDOM

TO! Members of Council. DATE: December 11, 1991
FROM! Mayor Len Traobulay

RE: Coat of Arms

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the attached resolution be approved.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Mr. Robert Watt, Chief Herald of Canada met with me on November 29th, 1991, to
discuss the process for petitioning of a coat of arma for the City of Port
Coquitlam.

On June 4, 1988 heraldic authority, which flows from a prerogative power held
by the Sovereign, was patriated to Canada, replacing the old syatem, which
required Canadians to use the Crown's traditional heraldic offices in London
and Edinburgh. The new Canadian heraldic ‘office is part of the Chancellery in
the Office of the Governor General.

Coats of arms, flags, badges and other heraldic emblems are, in law, grants of
honour from the Canadian Crown. They are true symbols, granted to the
recipients forever. While they serve to identify the authority property and
services of their owners, they are more versatile than logos and trademarks
and can be easily rendered to suit the graphic style of a period, keeping
pace, over time, with changes in decorative, architectural, graphic and
commercial arts. This versatility provides continuity of civic symbolism with
{nsurance against an outdated visual identity and avoids unnecessary
expenditure every decade or so on new emblems.

Turning to the reglonal situation, GVRD municipalities have sought lawful
heraldry as a primary form of visual identification in increasing numbers.over
the last twenty years. Once grants to the cities of New Weatminster and White
Rock are completed early next year, Port Coqutilam will be the only large
municipal corporation in the core GVRD without a coat of arma.

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