Pride Lights?

They've been testing new lighting on the CN Tower, which we can see from our apartment, and in my many "Good Morning Toronto" photos. I'm not sure if the arrangement seen above was created for the Pride Celebration this past weekend, but it's quite a change from the previous night lighting, which was basically just enough to keep airplanes from crashing into it.

I think it's great, but will the pre-Trudeau Torontonians like it? Probably not, but then again they probably don't care for the whole concept of towers anyway. Draws too much attention to oneself, you know.

Don't worry folks, Toronto has a long way before it becomes the Vegas of the North.

From an article in today's Toronto Star:

Over the past week, the CN Tower has been testing its new $2.5 million lighting system after dusk. Ribbons of colour have spilled down the 553-metre-tall structure, ebbing and flowing like water.

Or, in some cases, like sequins.

Because the computer-controlled system is so flexible, virtually any look is possible. So, depending on when one happens to glance up, the tower can appear as refined as a clean sculpture – or as garish as a midway.

"We want to remind people that it's our intention to really elegantly light the structure," said a spokesperson.

"So what they're seeing over the past few days is not what they'll be seeing in the future."