SYMBOLISM ~

CREST
The crest is the Queen's royal crest (a gold lion statant gardant—standing on all fours and facing the viewer—wearing the royal crown), differenced with a garland of Pacific Dogwood, the provincial flower.
SHIELD
The shield features a Union Flag in chief, with a crown (known heraldically as an antique crown) at its centre. In base it has the sun setting into the ocean, representing the province's location on the Pacific.
COMPARTMENT
The compartment is a garland of Pacific Dogwood.
SUPPORTERS
The supporters are an elk stag and a bighorn sheep. The wapiti of Vancouver Island and the bighorn sheep of the mainland of the province symbolize the union of the two colonies which united to form British Columbia in 1866.
MOTTO
The motto Splendor Sine Occasu, is written in Latin and essentially means "splendour without diminishment" or "beauty without end."

BTW ~ This was painted on a trash can located on the Parliament Building grounds. :)