The parade marks the end of Calgary’s first full-tilt Pride Week in three years after both the 2020 and 2021 events were scaled back and largely held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Many attendees said they were glad to be back to take in Pride in person, noting the event’s growth and evolution over its decades in Calgary. “ there were only a couple thousand people there … Over the years, it grew and we’ve been heard and here we are at 100,000 people.”Gavin Young/Postmedia
if it's 100,000 people as it says in the article, include that in the hed. this event was huge, don't try to minimize it.
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