Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: 2023 Pride Festival

October, 2022: Both staff members, AdamReid? and FionaKerr?, resigned
October 2, 2022: Annual General Meeting
November 7, 2022: Special General Meeting: all but two of the Board had resigned New board: FrancesDadinAlli (she/her) Chair; JessSmith?; Catherine Richardson; TrinaJames?; Dana Marsh, Secretary; JamesMellor?; Jenna Downey; JordanParker?; Joseph Allen; MarkMonk, Treasurer; Nailah Tataa; Quinn Anderson. There are some notes here and a Wayves article.
: JordanParker? quit shortly after the AGM
December 23, 2022: "Our chair Frances and secretary Trina have been holding things down while so much change has been happening!" "we'll be releasing [the new Board names] as the days come starting from today with the chair then moving forward"1. That didn't actually happen.
December 29, 2022: Hayden wrote: "I and many other former Halifax Pride Staff have faced a lot of verbal and emotional torment from these three individuals, who now run the organization." Jess responded with "As Hayden has made it very clear, they would like my resignation. I would encourage Hayden to step up and take the space as the organization is in serious trouble. [more - see screen cap]"2
January 9, 2023: they issue a statement on Instagram. Wayves publishes a dire warning the next day.
January 23, 2023: Special General Meeting. The assembled community of about 110 elected four new board members: AdamSigrist, NatalieMatheson, TovaCranford, and NatalieMatheson will be added to the board, joining the remaining three who were elected in November: JamesMellor?, MarkMonk, and JosephAllen?. Wayves article here.. By March, 2023, JosephAllen? was no longer listed on the Board.
March 15, 2023: "We know that we’ve been quiet for a while. We've been learning how to grow and evolve. We're planning for the future and want to be a voice that our community can be proud of. are looking to recruit a new Treasurer. Board listed as AdamSigrist, NatalieMatheson, TovaCranford, MarkMonk, CatherineRichardson, JamesMellor?.
April, 2023: WayvesMagazine does a story about the lack of communication; CBC Radio Information morning interviewed journalist Sonya Winterberg about that, audio here. (mp3, 8 minutes).
April 10, 2023 - May 10, 2023: Board listed on instagram: AdamSigrist (chair), NatalieMatheson (vice-chair), TovaCranford (secretary), new Treasurer KimberleyFowlow, CatherineRichardson (board) MarkMonk (board). Not listed: JamesMellor?.
May 21, 2023: Announcement: Parade Date July 23, 2023 and route. Wayves article here.

Footnotes:

1. December 23, 2022 Insta

2. 2022-12-30 screen cap here