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Blazon

Barry wavy of twelve argent and azure, a flag argent bordered azure, on which two ship's masts in saltire proper pennants flying inwards argent and in the center over all a torteau from which four lightning flashes pointing outwards, two in vertical position and two horizontal, gules.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

This station's name reflected its former location near the lakes on the northern end of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which were named after one of Halifax's early settlers - Mr. John Albro. It was learned that ships of Albro and Company would hoist a merchant's private signal flag (white with a blue border) when entering Halifax harbour. The badge design has been altered by the addition of two ship's masts - a reference to the chandlery business. The disc and the lightning flashes in red are intended to suggest radio and the transmission of messages by that means.

Remarks

Albro lake was operating as a Naval Radio Station (NRS) from approximately 1953 until July 1, 1956, at which time she was commissioned as one of HMC NR Stations. She was decommissioned in 1965 and moved to Blandford, Nova Scotia. During the unification of the Armed Forces, the station again changed its name from HMC NRS Blandford to Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Mill Cove.

Colours

Blue and white

References

Badges Of The Canadian Navy by Arbuckle, J. Graeme. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1987.