The town of Westlock, AB, on Thursday voted in favour of a bylaw banning non-government flags and Pride crosswalks.
The mayor put out a statement he did not support the ban.
The proposal was first put forward in November, after the local 'gay-straight alliance' painted the Pride rainbow on town crosswalks and other infrastructure. A group of residents brought a petition to the town council in protest, which decided to put the matter to a town vote. ---More...