There's a colourful new way to cross Bridge Street in Princeton with the painting of a rainbow crosswalk to celebrate gay pride. Credit: Facebook/Spencer Coyne

Rainbow crosswalk appears on main street Princeton

PRINCETON – Downtown Princeton is a whole lot brighter this week after the creation of a rainbow crosswalk on the town’s main thoroughfare.

The rainbow crosswalk, which celebrates gay pride and have been painted in cities around the province, happened without a great deal of “muss or fuss," according to Spencer Coyne from Princeton.

A group of Princeton kids created a rainbow crosswalk in chalk following the recent U.S. supreme court ruling recognizing gay marriage, Coyne says. The idea to make the crosswalk more permanent was brought to Princeton town council by a community group, followed by council's quick approval.

Coyne says a painting crew from Kelowna arrived on the evening of July 29, working through the night to “paint the rainbow on Bridge Street.”

He says residents wanted the project completed before the eighth annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival, which takes place Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
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