The Blazon is the newsletter of the BC/Yukon Branch of the Heraldry Society of Canada. It is published thrice annually, and is edited by Mr. Rean Meyer, U.E., C.D.. It is included in the branch membership fee ($15 CDN for those residing in Canada, $15 US for international members).

The latest issues of The Blazon contain:

Vol 4, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2002):

Branch AGM
Guest Editorial
President's Corner
The Bulletin Board
From the Editor
The Heraldic Craftsman
More on Medals
Hot off the Web
En Passant- Joly de Lotbinère remembered
Kate and Leopold: A Hollywood Farce
Centre Spread- The Roper Quarterings
Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation
Fabulous Beasts in British Army Badges
Photo Page
Titles Galore
Armigerous Members/Friends: Lt.-Col. Kemble Greenwood; Maj.-Gen. Norman Trower; Frank Palmer-Stone; Brig.-Gen. C. Thomas Yarington
Arms of David Daniel Ruddy, Ph.D., KCHS, KCLJ

Vol 4, Number 3 (Autumn/Winter 2001):

President's Corner
Editorial- Medals, medals, everywhere, medals!
Distinguished General becomes Branch Member
When Medals Lose Their Meaning
An Heraldic Quiz #2
Some Horrors of the Web Page Peerage
A Magnificent Heraldic Gift
The Royal Jubilee Heraldry Exhibition
Heraldic Bookplate
Chief of Clan Campbell Laid to Rest
From the Mouths of Politicians
Charles Adds to his Forest of Titles
Arms of Graham Leslie Anderson, FHSC - Cowichan Herald Extraordinary

Vol 4, Number 2 (Spring 2001):

President's Corner
Editorial
A Coat of Many Colours
A Couteous Gentleman (Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniere, Premier of Quebec and Lt.-Gov of B.C.)
Clan Chiefs Face Bogus Inquiry
Palm Springs Peerage
Arms of Lt.-Col. R. M. Courtney
Patron's Luncheon - 7 February 2001
Sir Colin Cole - 1922 - 2001
Sir Wlter Verco, KCVO 1907 - 2001
Senate Speaker Molgat dies
Some Armigerous Members of the Society
Heraldic Pot-Pourri
An Heraldic Quiz
Heraldic Bookplates by R. G. M. Macpherson
Arms of Charles Kingston

Vol 4, Number 1 (Winter 2001):

President's Corner
Welcome to Megacity, Nowhere, Canada (formerly Ottawa, the Nation's Capital)
Extracts from Letters to the Editor, Ottawa Citizen
Up in Arms! "Customs House Exchange" usurps part fo the arms of Canada
Arms of R. A. Lindsay, CA, FSAScot.
Branch Annual General Meeting - 14 October 2000
Phoney Princes, Dubious Dukes, Countless Counts, Bogus Barons....
Arms of Donald Maxwell Fowler, CD
City of Victoria spends $18 000 on a new logo.
The Saga of the Missing Crown
Distinguished Visitor- Ralph Brocklebank, PEng.
Some Armigerous Members of the Society
Ladies' Bookplates by R. G. M. Macpherson
Heraldic Prints from the 18th-19th Century
Honorary Member Melvin Henry Smith, QC 1934 - 2000
Arms and History of Major Alexander Greenwood of Nanoose Bay (in colour)

Vol 3, Number 3 (Summer/Autumn 2000):

Investiture of Laurie Patten as a Fellow of the Society
President's Corner
Branch Luncheon at Naniamo (10 June 2000)
Blundering About With History (Ottawa looks for a new psuedoheraldic device)
Recent Rideau Hall Appointments
Bulletin Board
Branch Luncheon Photos
Mail Order Titles Part 2
Orders, Decorations and Medals- The correct method of wearing them
Some Armigerous Members of the Society
Of Lions Rampart and other figs fo the emancipation
Lord Lyon's gift from US citizens
Arms of Shaar Hashomayim, Westmount, Quebec
Remis Velisque: The Arms of Setchell
Caveat emptor (Bums beware!)
Bookplates by Macpherson
The Achievement of Arms of Cyril Woods, Esq. (in full colour)

Vol 3, Number 2 (Spring-Summer 2000):

Grant of Arms to the Monarchist League of Canada
President's Corner
Heraldic Odds n'ends
An Heraldic Combination (arms of Peter and Ann Gardner)
Millennium Madness Strikes Again (crown removed from Canada Customs badges)
Points to Ponder: Some Heraldic Customs
Heraldic Bookmarks by Macpherson
Who is Geoff Hendricks?
Armigerous Members of the Society
Photgraphs from the Branch Luncheon
Mail-order Titles Part 1
The Armourial Bearings of Gerald Herbert Churley, Esq., CD, CAM
And an announcement concerning the existance of this website.

Vol 3, Number 1 (Winter 2000):

President's Corner
Photos from the November AGM
The Arms of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson C.C. C.M.M. C.D.
The Arms of the Monarchist League of Canada
Honours and Awards- Appointment of William Clare Wonders to the Order of Canada
Calling all would-be Scots....the publication of Col. Strome Carmicheal-Galloway's How to be Scottish: A guide for North Americans
New Heralds Extraordinary Appointed
Armigerous Members of the Society
Bookplates by Gordon Macpherson
And other articles concerning cadency marks, Senate debates, government logos, and the declawed lion.

Vol 2, Number 3 (Summer-Autumn, 1999):

Honours and Awards (A congratulatory note to David Watson, who has received the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award)
President's Message
Paul Loofs- Heraldist With A Mission
Lloyd-George Knew My Fa-a-ther (an article on the sale of honours)
Arms Of Some Armigerous Members
Lord of the Manor
Graham Anderson- Heraldic Consultant Extrordinaire
Disneyland On The Ottawa (and other articles on the declawing of the lion on the vice-regal flag)
Burke's Reveals All
Along with several shorter articles announcing new cap badges in the Armed forces; the publication of A Canadian Heraldic Primer; the arms of the Society President, Jean Moffat Matheson; the Barony of Longueuil; and the United Empire Loyalists.

Vol 2, Number 2 (Spring 1999):

Cover- Arms of His Honour Garde Basil Gardom, Q. C., Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia and Patron of the B.C./Yukon Branch
Congratulations to a number of members on thier admittance, investments, or promotions within the B.C. Commandery of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem
President's Message
Luncheon in Honour of our Patron, Feb 18th
Hatchments: An Heraldic Memorial
Here And There, Heraldically...
Canadian Heraldry Strives To meet Modern Society's Needs
Cadency Marks For Women
Flags, Standards, Banners...

Vol 2, Number 1 (Winter, 1999):

Cover- Hatchment of Donald William Rae, O.C., C.D., M.D., F.R.F.P. (1931 - 1999)
Obituary of Dr. Rae
President's Message
Congratulations to the Canadian Heraldic Authority on its 10th anniversary
Parlimentary Tempest in a Teapot (concerning the incredible parlimentary debate over a minor augumentation to the Royal Arms for Canada)
The Unlawful Use of Lawful Arms
Arms of Col. John Loughton Frazer, O.M.M., M.Sc., C.D.

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