The Pride Parade kicked off this weekend with a huge turnout. The overcast and, at times, rainy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of anyone in the parade or supportive onlookers. If anything, it made the rainbow colours all the more vivid.
Haas Nissan provided a lead vehicle for the parade.
Laura Budd of Pride Yorkton couldn’t have been more pleased with the turnout.
“The Pride Parade is going to culminate the whole week that we’ve had of events. It’s just an incredible way to show the visibility in our community of the LGBTQ people that live in and around the area, and to show we’re here, we’re queer, and we’re really happy to be part of Yorkton and to contribute to the city.
The rainbow sidewalk was the opening ceremonies.
“What visibility! Everyone drove up and down that street. Even if they just heard about, people were driving up and down the street just to see it. People were picking up the story all across Canada that Yorkton now has a Pride crosswalk, and it put Yorkton on the map in a good way.
“It’s going to be our biggest parade ever.
“This afternoon we had the parade at 11:30, a barbeque in Shaw Park at noon, at 1:00 LJ and the House of Nonsense are going to start playing live music in the park. What better way to spend a day in Yorkton! Then, this evening at 8:00 at the Masonic Lodge, we’ve got a drag show with performers from all across Saskatchewan coming to put on a world class show for us.”
