Badge of the New Westminster Police Department
Badge of the New Westminster Police Department
Blazon
The shield of the Arms of the City of New Westminster as recorded in Volume II, page 192 within an annulus Azure fimbriated and inscribed SAFETY SERVICE INTEGRITY in letters Argent, the whole environed by a wreath of maple leaves Or issuant from a dogwood flower and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;
Symbolism
This design, which includes the shield of the arms of the city of New Westminster in the centre, follows the traditional structure of municipal police badges. The Royal Crown symbolizes the fact that the department assists in the administration of the Crown’s justice, while the maple leaves and dogwood flower are references to Canada and to British Columbia.
