Battlefords residents support Orlando shooting victims with vigil
Dozens of locals came together in North Battleford to stand in solidarity with the victims of this past week’s mass shooting in an Orlando LGBTQ nightclub.
Organizer Kay-Lynne Collier said she was happy with the Central Park vigil’s turnout.
“This community really needed a place to come together and just show support for Orlando and be able to help each other through this tough time and to mourn the loss of all the victims and show support for the families,” she said.
Some in the group held signs with slogans like “love knows no gender,” “love wins,” and “Islamophobia is not the answer.” Collier read out the names of the shooting victims, inviting others to join in by reading a name. When this concluded, the group paused for a moment of silence.