On June 10th, the community gathered for the second annual Tri-Community Pride Parade and celebration. The event, held Saturday afternoon, saw a variety of floats as well as community members walking to celebrate and show support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
The event was the culmination of Pride week activities held by the Tri-community Pride committee. Starting things off on Tuesday evening was Prairie Invasion Drag Night. The drag show was the second one in the commuinty and saw a packed house enjoy fabulous drag entertainment. In adidtion to Tri-community Pride Week events, other groups also held activities including the MBCI GSA as well as the Girl Guide hosting a Pride dance for grades 4, 5 and 6. The Pas Friendship Centre also held a Pride Brunch this past Saturday.
The Tri-community Pride was followed by an Pride Festival. Included in the festival were vendors, a bouncy castle, hot dogs and drinks as well as music by DJ Derek Dick. Pride Parade and Festival images were captured by photographer Andre Brandt and can be found on the Tri-community Pride Facebook page.