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Blazon

Per fess in chief per chevron Argent and Vert in base Argent two barrulets wavy in chief and over all an Indigenous flint spearhead charged with an amethyst stone proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

Anticosti is a large island located where the St. Lawrence River enters the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Before the arrival of Europeans in 1534, it was an important hunting ground for native peoples, mostly Micmac and Innu. The Flint Spearhead is a reference to their weapons, as it is to weapons in general.

Remarks

HMCS Anticosti was an Anticosti-class minesweeper that served in the Canadian Forces from 1989 to 2000. Originally an oil rig support vessel, she was purchased in 1989 and saw service until the entry of the newer Kingston-class coastal defence vessels. The ship was named for Anticosti Island, the second to bear the name. Following her Canadian naval career, Anticosti was sold to commercial interests.

Motto

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