Michael Phair

• Fort Edmonton Park opens new exhibit honouring the city’s 2SLGBTQ+ community

  The exhibit called Regulating Morality features key historic events like the AIDS pandemic and same-sex marriage rights.

  Perspectives

  Jul 22, 2024
  
• Edmonton’s queer history highlighted through new website and walking tour

  The Edmonton Queer History Project is hoping to spread awareness of LGBTQ2+ history in the city through a new walking tour, podcast and Pride timeline.

  Features

  Mar 5, 2022
  
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• ‘Lives were ruined’: 40 years after Edmonton’s Pisces bathhouse raid

  The Pisces Spa was a bathhouse used by gay men. On May 30, 1981, 56 men were arrested after nearly 50 officers stormed the spa.

  Features

  May 30, 2021
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• City open to supporting community with ‘other kinds of gatherings’ after Edmonton Pride Festival cancelled

  Mayor Don Iveson said he was sad to hear the 2019 Pride Festival was cancelled but also said he understands it's a complex situation and not unique to Edmonton.

  News

  Apr 11, 2019
• Edmonton park named after former city councillor and LGBTQ rights advocate

  A downtown park was named after a former city councillor who has been a strong voice for LGBTQ rights in Edmonton.

  Politics

  May 26, 2016
• Instructor and former city councillor tagged for key University of Alberta post

  A man who served for several years as an Edmonton city councillor and who has been an instructor at three Alberta universities has been named chairman of the board of governors at the University of Alberta.

  Education

  Feb 25, 2016
• New Edmonton school to be named after former councillor Michael Phair

  Michael Phair received a phone call from the Edmonton Public School Board on Friday notifying him that a school in the city's west end would be named after him. He says he was completely shocked by the news.

  Education

  Jun 22, 2015