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West Island Pride is back!
​See you there!


West Island Pride: 

DATE: Saturday, September 12th, 2026
TIME: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Edgewater Park, Chem. du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9S 5C8

Important Links:

Help make West Island Pride a success! 
DONATE - Your support can help us cover the costs of the event in the face of declining sponsorship opportunities. 
VOLUNTEER - This event is only made possible with the support of our community who generously give their time and energy to the event.
SHARE - You can share the event with you friends, family and community, and encourage everyone to come out and support West Island Pride 2026
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11:30 am

12:00 pm 

1:00 pm


2:15 pm


3:45 pm
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​4:15 pm 

​4:30 pm

Opening Ceremony

Rainbow Story Time with Bambi Dextrous

Discussion Panel
Forging our own paths, Building 2SLGBTQIA+ community and resilience 

Variety Show
ft. Augusta Wind, Genesis Loren, Connor Kelley, and WISTA

Award Ceremony
Dedication of 2026 Theo-Roger-Community Impact Award
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Closing Remarks

Music 
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Community Organizations

Affirm United

AIDS Community Care Montreal

AJOI

Amis de la Sante Mentale

Consent Collective

LGBTQ2+ Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Overture with the Arts
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West Island LGBT2+ Centre
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Vendors and Artisans

Art with Rose

Diversity is Natural

Eva Mae - R2bead2

Pressed and Pretty

Pretty Enby Tattz

Rainey Days

سليتات | Sletate
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Still Life Bug
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MEET THE TEAM

These are the people bringing West Island Pride 2026 to life!

David
​Hawkins

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Role:  Event Director
Pronouns: He/Him
Organization: West Island LGBTQ2+ Centre

Lara
​Vita

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Role: Event Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: West Island LGBTQ2+ Centre

Carine
Dahab

Role: Crisis and Care Team
Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: Project Nuances & Community Perspective in Mental Health

Dana
Flynn

Linda Buchanan

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Role: Community Market Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: 
Équipe Entreprise
Role: Volunteer Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
​Organization: Beaconsfield United Church

Lisa
​Byer-de-Wever

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Role: Volunteer Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: Merging Waters United Church


Akinnaso Oluwaseun

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Role: Volunteer Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: West Island LGBTQ2+ Centre Volunteer

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Martha
​Randy

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Role: Vendor Communications
​Pronouns: She/Her
Organization: Cedar Park United Church

Wendy
Sherry

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Role: Community Impact Award 
Pronouns: She/Her
​Organization: Merging Waters United Church
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Thank you to all of our community partners that make this event possible! ​
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West Island Pride in the News

‘Montreal's West Island welcomes its first 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride event’ interview by Johanie Bouffard with CityNews (September 14th, 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpG66--Zj8w

‘West Island Pride holds inaugural event’ Hosted by Mark Carcasole with Global News (September 15th, 2024)
https://globalnews.ca/video/10756772/west-island-pride-holds-inaugural-event/

‘First-ever Pride event in the West Island’ Hosted by Laura Casella with Global News (September 13th, 2024)
https://globalnews.ca/video/10753930/first-ever-pride-event-in-the-west-island/

First-ever West Island Pride event held in Pointe-Claire by Daniel J. Rowe with CTV News (September 14th, 2024)
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/first-ever-west-island-pride-event-held-in-pointe-claire/

Montreal West Island's 1st Pride event helps to heal past wounds by Cassandra Yanez-Leyton with CBC News (September 15th, 2024)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/west-island-pride-first-edition-1.7323749

Special Thank you to our proud Sponsors !

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