Rainbow Art Gallery & Pride Awards 2015
The local LGBTQ+ community came out to celebrate those that have made an impact on the lives of others during the annual Pride Awards! By Emil Tiedemann W ITH the recent shooting death of Cst. Daniel Woodall , it's hard to imagine a Pride celebration while the whole city mourns for a fallen officer. Then again, how could we not?! The 2015 Rainbow Art Gallery & Pride Awards was Wednesday, June 10 Woodall, a husband and father of two, was a member of the Edmonton Police Service's Hate Crime Unit , the very division that investigates crime and violence against members of the local queer community, as well as other minority groups. In fact, there's a chance that Woodall may have been right there alongside his fellow officers and the very folks he helps to protect, at the annual Rainbow Art Gallery & Pride Awards last Wednesday ( June 10 ) at the ATB Financial Arts Barns in Old Strathcona . Some of his EPS comrades were at the celebration, recognizing...