Bomb threat necessitated visible police security at Edmonton Pride Parade: organizers

Edmonton Pride Festival says it needed to work with EPS after receiving bomb threat

The Edmonton Pride Festival says it stands by the level of police presence it had at this year’s Pride parade, revealing it received a bomb threat leading up to the event.

Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade - Edmonton

EPS said there weren't more officers than normal at Edmonton's Pride parade but as a precaution, police adopted a more visible presence due to the bomb threat.

Bomb threat necessitated visible police security at Edmonton Pride Parade: organizers

Edmonton Pride Parade executive director Trevor Watson says a bomb threat contributed to the decision to have police at the march Saturday.

Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade

A bomb threat targeting the Edmonton Pride Festival parade prompted an increased police visibility during this past weekend’s festivities — a decision that sparked criticism from some members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Speaking Tuesday, Edmonton Police Service deputy Chief Nicole Chapdelaine said EPS received information several weeks ago about a potential bomb threat directed at the city’s parade. “Our hate crime unit investigated the threat an…