Defaced Pride crosswalk to be repainted in spring
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An organizer of the Souris Pride Committee said the Pride-themed crosswalk in Souris that was defaced over the weekend will be repainted next year, as the forecasted weather won’t allow for volunteers to repaint the colourful theme.
Marley Dewar, an executive member of the Souris Pride Committee, said the vandalism of the crosswalk shouldn’t even be classified as vandalism, but instead as a “targeted attack.”
“It’s so much beyond vandalism,” Dewar said on Monday.
On either Friday evening or Saturday morning, at least one person used a roller and white paint to cover the rainbow-coloured section of the crosswalk in Souris’s business district.
Dewar said the temperatures will be too low for repainting to be done this fall, but that the community will come back in the spring and make a celebration out of it.
“We will probably be having a bigger Pride event, just to show the fact that … we are strong in our resolve, and we’re not going anywhere,” Dewar said in an interview with the Sun.
“This was an obvious attack to make us feel less comfortable here.”
Dewar said the outpouring of support has been larger than expected.
“We are thankful, so thankful. And it just makes me feel supported, because something like an act like this could easily be something that shows that families like mine, or people like myself, are not welcomed in this community,” Dewar said.
“But rather, the response just goes to show how valued we are and how much people want us to be a part of the community.”
That support has come from people around the province, offering to help repaint the sidewalk, donate paint and just give words of encouragement, Dewar said.
Dewar said the vandalism has been reported to police. The Sun reached out to the RCMP Monday afternoon, but didn’t hear back by press time.
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