On February 14, 2022, twelve Selkirk Secondary School students, who are members of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) a lunch hour club intended to support student diversity with regards to gender/sexuality, met on the District Professional Development Day to create Selkirk's rainbow stairwell, leading from the shop basement floor to the 2nd floor.  

The GSA would like to send huge kudos to Jim and Ken from the Kimberley Operations team who, without their enthusiasm and support, this project wouldn't have happened.

The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer pride, and LGBTQIA+ social movements.  The colours reflect the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. 

The project has been so successful that the Selkirk Secondary School GSA club is reaching out into the community to help create other projects.

The District would like to thank counsellor Jeff Pew and student Cassidy for sharing their story and leadership on this project.  

Congratulations!