Campaigns Heat Up Over Alberta Town’s Neutrality Bylaw to Ban Coloured Crosswalks, Non-Governmental Flags

Campaigns Heat Up Over Alberta Town’s Neutrality Bylaw to Ban Coloured Crosswalks, Non-Governmental Flags
People walk on a rainbow crosswalk in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Dave Chidley
Chandra Philip
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The battle over a proposed neutrality bylaw in a small Alberta community is pitting a citizen group that opposes coloured crosswalks and non-government flags against a council that says “inclusive initiatives” are important for the town to flourish.

The campaign over the proposed “Crosswalk and Flag Bylaw” in Westlock is heating up ahead of a Feb. 22 plebiscite as some elected officials face off against the Westlock Neutrality Bylaw Petition group.