VIDEO: Pride in the Puddle kicks off first official Pride week for Cariboo town
The first ever official Pride week was kicked off in Williams Lake on Aug. 15 with the raising of a Pride flag at city hall.
The ceremony was attended by many supporters, media, city councillors and Williams Lake First Nation Kukpi7 Willie Sellars. Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb read the city’s official declaration of Aug. 15 to 21 as Pride week in the lakecity.He called it a step forward for the community.Sellars also celebrated the amount of support local Pride events have had in the past, as well as the businesses which have put their support behind Pride in the Puddle.
While Sheridan said she expects this year may be small, she added, “Everything starts small and gains.”
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