Diane Marie Cecile Perry

Sable a bar gemel Argent between two plates;

The two white stripes border a black stripe, a reference to Ms. Perry’s fourth-degree black belt in Taekwondo. The two white stripes also recall the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, identifying Ms. Perry as a lifelong Winnipegger. The white discs on black above and below the white bars suggest two cameras, a reference to Ms. Perry’s passion for photography; they also represent the lens and light source of a microscope, with the stripes between as the slide and stage, a subtle allusion to Ms. Perry’s profession as a medical laboratory technologist. The discs and stripes also form the Morse Code letter “P” (● ▬ ▬ ●), Ms. Perry’s initial and a reference to her involvement in amateur radio. Finally, the two discs represent full moons, an allusion to the Roman goddess of the moon, Diane or Diana, and thus to Ms. Perry’s given name.

On a lozenge cotised Sable a pear Argent;

The shape of the badge alludes to the European tradition of female armigers displaying their arms on a lozenge rather than a shield. It also suggests a vintage radio loop antenna, a reference to her involvement in amateur radio. Its four points recall a compass rose, a reference to the motto. The thin line around the diamond represents a Taekwondo black belt (for Ms. Perry’s proficiency in that martial art); a picture frame (for her interest in photography); and the cover slip of a microscope slide (for her profession as a medical laboratory technologist).