Despite a recent council decision to reject a rainbow crosswalk on the streets of Merritt, B.C., there soon could be multi-coloured crosswalks and nods to inclusion throughout the city.

When news broke that the LGBTQ pride group and the Aboriginal Youth Voice Group’s proposal was denied by council, calls came flooding in from people in the area, offering space for the rainbow initiative. 

Two Vancouver lawyers offered up their parking lot space, two nearby First Nations offered to put crosswalks on school property, and the