Halifax Pride
halifax pride lgbt pride festival held annually halifax nova scotia canada largest slgbtq event atlantic canada one largest slgbtq pride event canada first held inaugural event featured marcher wore paper bag head due stigma openly identified lgbt event featured approximately marcher people attendance participant spectator event grand marshal scott jones lgbt activist new glasgow launched dont afraid campaign lgbt awareness left paraplegic antigay attack event also featured commemoration raymond taavel former chair event killed violent attack parade route started upper water street followed barrington street spring garden road south park street garrison ground citadel hill cochair ed savage created controversy describing event less promiscuous familyoriented pride festival across canada executive director adam reid operation communication manager fiona kerr stepped worked event since event surrounded uncertainty planned community meeting july rd postponed left community update regarding event supposed take place th rd july parade postponed due nova scotia flood never rescheduled october board overhauled adam reid returning chair fiona kerr rehired official website