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Ridge Meadows commemorate Pink Shirt Day

By Ayesha Ghaffar

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February 24, 2023

Ridge Meadows RCMP and Pitt Meadows Mayor, Nicole MacDonald commemorated Pink Shirt Day/Photo Supplied

Various local organizations wore pink on Wednesday, February 22 to mark Pink Shirt Day.

The anti-bullying day, which is now a global movement, started in Nova Scotia in 2007 to help youth affected by bullying and show support by wearing pink shirts.

Read: Editorial: I am celebrating Pink Shirt Day 11 years later

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Here’s a glimpse at the 2023 local commemoration.

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Community Services staff wore pink in support of the anti-bullying day.

Maple Ridge City Hall was lit in pink for the night/Photo Supplied

Maple Ridge City Hall was lit in pink in honour of the day. “Be kind. Be compassionate. Be the change you want to see,” the city shared on social media.

Ridge Meadows RCMP along with School District 42 schools, Yennadon Elementary and Pitt Meadows Elementary commemorated the day by wearing pink and allowing students to post messages of kindness on the police car. Pitt Meadows council joined in, as well.

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows staff and mayors, Dan Ruimy and Nicole MacDonald wore pink shirts, too.

Foundry Ridge Meadows staff took a stand against bullying by wearing pink

Author

Ayesha (Eye-Sha) Ghaffar is a recent graduate from the UBC school of journalism and a new addition to the Constellation Media team. She moved to Canada two years ago from Karachi, Pakistan with a bachelor’s degree in Media Sciences (film/advertising/journalism).

She worked as a lifestyle journalist in Pakistan for nearly four years before she decided to pursue her passion for investigative journalism and meaningful storytelling.

Whether it’s social media, print, digital or audio storytelling, Ayesha has experience working with several mediums and continues to learn more about them.

She has published works internationally in Abu Dhabi World magazine, Wamda Capital Dubai and Something Haute Pakistan. In Canada, her words can be found at Global News, CBC Unreserved and National Post.

As a PoC Ayesha hopes to continue amplifying Indigenous and underrepresented voices in Canada, whether that includes social justice, climate change or immigration; she does not limit herself.