Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after tight vote
Westlock, an Alberta town north of Edmonton, has voted in favour of a bylaw that bans Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks on municipal property.
Last year, a group brought a petition to Westlock town council demanding neutrality in public spaces after a local gay-straight alliance painted the town’s first Pride crosswalk. The petition, by law, triggered a plebiscite vote.
A slim majority of residents who took part in the vote on Feb. 22 opted in favour of the town flying only government flags and painting crosswalks in a white striped pattern.
There were 1,302 votes cast, with 663 people in favour and 639 opposed. Westlock has a population of 4,802.
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