Rainbow crosswalks – The 905er

Mayor’s Spending, ‘Performative’ Actions Criticized by Kearns, Stolte, Sharman

Roland Tanner — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:14:31 +0000

Three of Burlington's seven member council have issued a strongly worded rebuttal that appears to be a response to a message sent at 6:40am this morning by Mayor Marianne Meed Ward via her Twitter account. The tweet tacitly stated that three unnamed councillors, who could be deduced to be Councillors Lisa Kearns (Ward 2), Shawn Stolte (Ward 4) and Paul Sharman (Ward 5), had voted against additional Rainbow Crosswalks in Burlington.

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The 905er Gets Real about the Pride Flag, and the Power of Symbols in Halton Region

Roland Tanner — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

In our episode coinciding with the first day of Pride Month, we talk to Hannah, Annie and their high school teacher Caitlin Grieve, about their successful efforts to have three Rainbow Crosswalks installed in Oakville. We are also joined by Whitney Ross, one of the co-leads of Pflag Halton, to discuss the implications of HCDSB's Pride Flag controversy, and the changes still needed to build a tolerant society.

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