The University of Alberta has cancelled Edmonton's Camp fYrefly, a retreat for LGBTQ2s+ youth, and will consolidate the city's camp into a provincial one in Canmore. Faculty of Education dean Jennifer Tupper confirmed the consolidation Thursday night, calling it a pilot project that would mirror the other provincial Camp fYrefly events in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Camp fYrefly was founded in 2004 in Edmonton by Kristopher Wells and André Grace in an effort to help LGBTQ2s+ youth develop leadership and personal resiliency skills to help them affect positive change. The committee was involved with the planning of previous Edmonton Camp fYrefly events. The consolidated Camp fYrefly will take place in Canmore from June 30 to July 3 this year.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2018 03:35 UTC