In recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the City of Fernie will raise the Transgender flag at City Hall on Friday, November 20 at 8:15 a.m.

Mayor Ange Qualizza will read a proclamation and the flag will be raised.

Attendees are asked to maintain social distancing of two metres and are encouraged to wear a mask. If you are displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19, we ask that you do not attend the ceremony.

Transgender Day of Remembrance was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The annual event commemorates all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death.

City of Fernie

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