Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite

Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite

Residents voted in favour of the town flying only government flags and painting crosswalks in a white striped pattern.

Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite

WESTLOCK, Alta. — Mayor Jon Kramer says he spent weeks telling residents in Westlock, Alta., not to vote for a bylaw that bans Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks on municipal property.

Town votes to ban Pride crosswalks. Its only rainbow crosswalk will be removed.

On Thursday in Westlock in Alberta, Canada, residents voted by a razor-thin margin to permit only federal, provincial and municipal flags on municipal buildings in the tiny farming town, and a Pride-painted crosswalk be removed from the intersection in front of city hall. The vote was 663 in favor, 639 opposed. Related: Police arrest teen who used truck to attack Pulse shooting memorial It’s the second time that a teen has vandalized the rain…

Alberta town votes to ban political crosswalks and flags on public property

Residents of Westlock backed a bylaw requiring crosswalks to be the standard white striped pattern between two parallel white lines, along with a rule that only federal, provincial and municipal flags may be flown on flagpoles on municipal property.

Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite

Westlock Mayor Jon Kramer said councillors didn’t support the move as they felt it was against their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Westlock bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite

A town north of Edmonton has voted in favour of a bylaw that bans Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks on municipal property.