As the sun set over Prince George, more than 100 people gathered in the city centre to call for an end to violence against women.
Marching to the beat of their own voices, the women left their male supporters behind at city hall and stopped traffic as they took over the streets as a symbol of the halt to violence they were calling for.
"Women unite, take back the night," they chanted - their rallying cry for an event celebrating its 20th year where women speak out against, among other things, the lack of freedom of movement after daylight for fear of violence.
Sabreena MacElheron, an international education advisor at the College of New Caledonia, hoisted a yellow placard as she walked with Sumdthi Halan - a first-time participant from India.
"I told her that this was an important thing to come to," MacElheron said. "She's making history for women in India."
Halan said she was enjoying her first-ever protest. "I feel happy to support [the cause] and be a part of it."
Though not allowed to participate in the march itself, men were vocal in their support of the cause. Tom Wainwright, of the Northern John Howard Society and a member of Warriors Against Family Violence, addressed the crowd prior to the walk and urged other men to take a pledge of non-violence against women.
"Female power is so powerful and to feel that out there means so much to me," Wainwright said.
