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Organizers of the Montréal Pride festival have cancelled today’s parade, citing a lack of security staff for the parade route. Tens of thousands of people were expected to attend. The festival’s other events will go ahead as planned. https://t.co/KkczF6haOR
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) August 7, 2022
From CBC:
The organizers said they were short 80 people — not enough to keep the parade route safe.
Events taking place at the Esplanade du Parc olympique, including the closing show with Pabllo Vittar, went on as planned.
At a news conference on Sunday, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said she was shocked to learn of the parade’s cancellation.
“If we had been made aware of the lack of staff or anything else, [we] would have put in the necessary energy,” she said.
Festival Executive Director Simon Gamache said this year’s Pride festival fell prey to the kind of labour shortages currently plaguing numerous sectors in Quebec and beyond. Numerous cases of COVID-19 as well as heatstroke also played a part in the lack of staffing. Related: Norway’s Pride Events Cancelled Following Mass Shooting Tens of thousands of people were expected to attend the parade on Sunday with some traveling from as far as France to take part. Read the full report here.
Montreal Pride cancels its parade, citing lack of volunteers and securityhttps://t.co/8PMe1Dk1Rw
— CP24 (@CP24) August 7, 2022
Montreal Pride parade cancelled due to lack of volunteers https://t.co/JIHxmqqi1J pic.twitter.com/qRP87eoG9v
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 7, 2022
Despite @FierteMTLPride canceling the Pride Parade, members of the LGBTQIA+ community still came together to walk, bringing joy and colour to the streets of downtown Montreal despite the scorching heat. #Montreal #MontrealPride pic.twitter.com/sQRw9yEZoq
— Felix Legault Photography (@Felixlegaultph1) August 7, 2022
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