Prince Rupert's Rainbow Crosswalk one step closer to approval

The Cow Bay District could soon
feature a rainbow crosswalk
at the Cow Bay Cafe area

Prince Rupert City Council will receive a report at tonight's Council session that will recommend the Green light for a proposed rainbow Coloured crosswalk for the community.

With City Staff offering up the recommendation that the best location for the proposal to be the Crossing at the Atlin Terminal leading to the Cow Bay Cafe.

City Staff prepared the report over the last week, noting that the cost of the project would be approximately 1,850 dollars.

The Report to Council can be found on page 9 of the Council Agenda for this week.

Last week Mayor Brain provided some background on the request through his Facebook portal, noting how the City had been approached by a group in the city with the suggestion for the crosswalk in May. As part of his note, the Mayor sought out some community input on the topic by way of his Facebook item.

The initiative for the Rainbow Crosswalk was suggested as a way of recognizing the rights of the LBGQT community in the region.

Some background on the proposed rainbow crosswalk can be found from this interview from the CBC's Daybreak North program of May 24th.

More items related to City Council discussions can be found from our archive page.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review