Ontario’s Coat of Arms
| Above the north entrance of the building is a sandstone carving of Ontario’s Coat of Arms. Granted Royal Warrant in 1909, the shield of arms consists of three maple leaves and the Cross of St. George. Animals common to Ontario make up the crest – the black bear above the shield and the moose and deer on either side. The Latin motto underneath, Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet, translates to “loyal she began, loyal she remains”. |