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Brockville Pride Parade takes place Saturday
The beginning of the 2025 Brockville Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa).
Brockville Pride is hosting its annual Pride Parade down King Street West in the city's downtown on Saturday afternoon to support members of the LGBTQ2S+ community in the area.
At noon, over 30 groups representing different organizations and groups will walk through the streets of Brockville before wrapping up at Hardy Park.
Brockville Pride began in 2011 - after a LGBTQ2S+ youth in the area took their own life - to raise awareness about the issues their community faces in a rural city.
Chairperson Nicole Croteau says Brockville Pride has grown every year.
'Pride is more than just a celebration,' she said. 'Representation and having Pride in rural spaces is so important to show individuals that there is community here, that you belong here, and that there's just love to go around.'
The parade is more of a conclusion to Pride Week in Brockville. It began Monday when the city raised a Pride flag on top of the Railway Tunnel, with potlucks, comedy shows, an LGBTQ2S+ Youth prom, and a Drag Competition.
Brockville Pride Parade
The beginning of the 2025 Brockville Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa).
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