Local Pride celebration planned for August
The Battlefords community will come together once again this year to celebrate Pride Week.
This marks the second year of the local LGBTQ celebration t in the Battlefords, and the region joins hundreds of communities across Canada hosting similar celebrations over the summer. The local pride event is once again being organized by the Battlefords and Area Gender and Sexuality Alliance.
Kelly Waters, one of the organziers who is also a teacher at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, said the local Pride Week is planned to run from Monday, Aug. 20 to Sunday, Aug. 26. The Pride walk is expected to take place Saturday, Aug. 25 in North Battleford.
“We did that last year, and people had flags and noise-makers and a route that was approved by the city,” she said. “Most people were really positive, honking and waving and being supportive.”