A bright array of colours painted 5th Street on Saturday, Aug. 23 as the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies celebrated at Comox Valley’s third annual Pride Parade.

Paraders walked, danced, rode or wheeled themselves from the intersection of Fitzgerald Avenue and 5th Street to Lewis Park, where a larger Pride festival was waiting for community members to partake in.

Attendees such as Heather Flint (left) and her daughter Jenna Flint sat or stood along the sidewalk to watch the parade, happily talking and pointing out the many different floats and flags passing by. Community groups, organizations and local businesses were among those parading through the street.

Those watching the floats go by were also invited to join in at the tail end of the parade to Lewis Park where vendors, food trucks,

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