PRIDE 2016 – Davie Village Post News, Current Events Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Kootenay Pride Event Listings: September 1 – 5, 2016 /6093/kootenay-pride-event-listings-september-1-5-2016/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:00:16 +0000 /?p=6093

Here it is! Better late than never, Kootenay Pride‘s event listing took some time to compile as we have almost double the events than any other year on record! 2016 is set to be our biggest Pride celebration yet, so here’s the complete list: THURSDAY SEPT. 1 7pm – Making a Scene w/ Author in ...

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Montreal Pride Parade brings out thousands /6058/montreal-pride-parade-brings-out-thousands/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:41 +0000 /?p=6058

Taking part in his third Pride parade as prime minister on Sunday, Justin Trudeau said the world looks to Canada for leadership in the fight for universal recognition of the human rights of gay, bisexual and transgender people. Just like in the Toronto and Vancouver parades, Trudeau became the first sitting prime minister to walk ...

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Rainbow flags fly high at Kelowna pride /6051/rainbow-flags-fly-high-at-kelowna-pride/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:15 +0000 /?p=6051

MP Stephen Fuhr – holding onto a huge rainbow flag – guided thousands of people walking in the Kelowna pride rally on Saturday afternoon. The MP was the grand marshal for the Kelowna pride march and rally, which had the theme “We Are One” this year. Fuhr wasn’t the only well-known face, though. Premier Christy ...

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Two-Spirit Queers, Trans, Intersexed, and Bisexual People of Colour Pride March offers an alternative space /5819/two-spirit-queers-trans-intersexed-and-bisexual-people-of-colour-pride-march-offers-an-alternative-space/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:00:48 +0000 /?p=5819

Some two hundred people marched down West Pender Street this afternoon (August 1) in the hope of creating a space for members of Vancouver’s LGBT community who might not have felt comfortable marching in the city’s much larger, annual parade that happened in the West End the day before. In an interview at Victory Square ...

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Video: Better Together, A Vancouver Pride Story /5861/video-better-together-a-vancouver-pride-story/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 18:14:01 +0000 /?p=5861

A brilliant short video using tilt-shift produces an amazing video.  A collaboration between Active Ingredient Creative Studio and Burnaby Community Services. Published on Aug 9, 2016 Shedding a light on big issues within the LGBTQ2+ community, in a small way. — Presented by Active Ingredient Creative Studio http://www.activeingredient.ca In Association With Burnaby Community Services http://www.burnabycommunityconnection… ...

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Pride festival becomes corporate-sponsorship magnet /5825/pride-festival-becomes-corporate-sponsorship-magnet/ Sat, 06 Aug 2016 19:00:58 +0000 /?p=5825

Once snubbed by mainstream firms, event now boasts 48 companies as partners Vancouver’s Pride festivities haven’t always received the same celebratory embrace from the business community that they enjoy today. “A lot of businesses were reticent about being attached to the gay community when they didn’t feel like they would get any bang for their ...

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New West Pride Week August 6-13, 2016 /5784/new-west-pride-week-august-6-13-2016/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 22:55:42 +0000 /?p=5784

A fun filled week of New West Pride events kicks off August 6th and ends on August 13th with the New West Pride Street Party.   The New West Pride float made an appearance at the Vancouver Pride parade on July 31st.  The spectacular float was there to beckon us to New West for Pride, and ...

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Pride Parade Epic Water Battle with Vancouver Firefighters /5771/pride-parade-epic-water-battle-with-vancouver-firefighters/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:53:47 +0000 /?p=5771

Since before 2008, Cindy Kampmeinert, Vancouver Firefighter, literally had a blast participating in a water battle. Tragically, Cindy died while on vacation in Goa, India on December 18, 2008. Her memory lives on each year when a truck loaded with large buckets of water is parked in the alleyway between Nelson Street and Barclay Street ...

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