Edmonton Pride Senior Group 2024-2025 Update
January 30, 2026
Update from EPSG
It has been a long time since information on this site has been updated, so what follow is a shortened version of the work undertaken by Edmonton Pride Senior Group (EPSG).
Over the last two years our challenge was obtaining land to build a residence for older 2SLGBTQ+ persons and friends. To assist us as well as moving forward EPSG has now partnered with Right At Home Housing (RAHH), a 40 year non-profit charitable organization that has built and currently operates affordable housing. RAHH brings the knowledge of securing land, CMHC mortgages, provincial funding which mirrors our vision for a residence.
With a lot of work on the part of EPSG we successfully lobbied Edmonton City Council to rezone 6 city owned lots on the corner of 101a Avenue bordered on the west by 95 street and on the south Rowland Road making the lots available for affordable housing for non–profit organizations!
Securing that land for our housing project took the work of RAHH and ourselves 18 months however, just before Christmas 2025 we were awarded the land at no cost!!
The Edmonton Pride Senior Group realized that we needed to make changes. Under Federal legislation we became a registered non-profit society. With Society bylaws, EPSG has a general membership with an elected Board of Directors. The society convened an initial General Meeting and will have Annual General Meetings in the future. At the same time much remains the same—our goal of ensuring safe, welcoming and appropriate services, programs and housing for 2SLGBTQ+ seniors. Our Aging With Pride program, special events like the Strawberry Tea during June Pride and our positive relationship with SAGE Edmonton continue.
Next steps for the community housing residence includes a Capital Campaign initiative contracted by Global Philanthropic, RAHH and EPSG applying for a development permit for 50+ units, architectral drawings, a cost budget and a project manager/building developer—over 2026/27.
Michael Phair, Chair EPSG
