The St. Albert coat of arms is obviously derived from that of Alberta, and was adopted in 1967 as a Canadian Centennial project. It retains the landscape found in the Albertan arms, with the sky and hills portraying the scenic surroundings of the city, and the wavy bar the Sturgeon River. The mountains are, of course, removed, since you cannot see them from St. Albert. Spruce trees depict the lumber with which the settlement was built, and the wheat symbolizes the agricultural basis of the economy in the early days.

In the chief is a cross of St. George, taken from the the Albertan arms, but also signifying the mission of the city's founder, Father Lacombe (St. Albert was his patron saint). It is rather odd, since the cross of St. George is usually (in Canada, at least) taken as a symbol of English heritage (it being the flag of England), and St. Albert is quite proud of its French heritage.

The motto of St. Albert is "In Omnibus Respice Finem", meaning "In everything you do, look to the end".

Picture and data (and permission!) kindly supplied by the city of St. Albert.