PAL Winnipeg

09/23/2025

At the PAL Winnipeg Inc's Annual General Meeting on September 17, 2025 it was decided to wind down the charity.
Over the coming weeks the necessary steps will be taken to do so and the decision was made to donate the funds on hand to AFC (formally known as Actors Fund of Canada) to be of benefit to those artists in need.

We thank all past members, board members and donors who have supported PAL Winnipeg over the years.

PAL Winnipeg Board in photo: Harry Nelken, Ti Hallas, Carman Johnston and John Myers.

03/08/2023

An Important Update:

Friends of Performing Arts Lodge Winnipeg:

For more than 15 years since its foundation, PAL Winnipeg has been searching for options to provide Members of the performing arts community with affordable housing or day-to-day assistance through its informal Supporting Cast program (help with shopping, transportation to medical appointments and just checking in with those in need).

In recent years, PAL Winnipeg’s Board of Directors had been actively exploring a number of potential projects in cooperation with local development partners. Unfortunately, none of these projects ended up being financially viable or attracted sufficient interest from the PAL community. We have surveyed the needs of the PAL community on a number of occasions and have come to the conclusion that there is no immediate need for PAL Winnipeg to build a facility to house Members of the performing arts community either on its own or in collaboration with a development partner.

At its AGM for the year ending Dec 31, 2022, held on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023, PAL Winnipeg voted to narrow its focus for the next 2 years to the following:

1. facilitate contact between Members of the performing arts community who are in need of supportive housing and those organizations and agencies in the community who may be offering something suitable;
2. use its financial resources to help Members of the performing arts community who find themselves in a housing crisis in any way that it can; and
3. continue to offer its informal Supporting Cast program to members in the community who need assistance with the tasks of day-to-day living.

For 2023 and 2024, PAL Winnipeg will be managed by a caretaker Board of 4 members. At the end of 2024, PAL Winnipeg will consult with Members of the performing arts community and determine its future direction.

Please direct any questions to [email protected]

Board Members:
John A. Myers, Chair
Carman Johnston, Treasurer
Ti Hallas
Harry Nelken

04/06/2022

Please join us for
The Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Winnipeg's
2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
6:00pm CDT (i.e. Winnipeg time),
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Via ZOOM

Members will be asked to consider the following:

Presentation of the Review Engagement for year ending Dec. 31/21
Appointment of auditor for year ending Dec. 31/22, and
any other matter properly brought before the meeting.
To receive your link to the Zoom meeting, please RSVP by Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

PLEASE NOTE:
To vote at the AGM, members must pay their annual membership fee of $20 prior to the start of the meeting.
Payment can be made either by:
- e-transfer to Carman Johnston, PAL Winnipeg treasurer, [email protected]
- or by cheque payable to PAL Winnipeg, mailed c/o Carman Johnston, 651 Greenwood Place, Winnipeg, MB R3G 2P5

02/07/2022

A Festival for Weary Hearts! 💓I think we may all feel in that category lately. 💓 But don't let the mid-winter blues get you. Check out this great event which is also a fundraiser for the national for PAL Canada Foundation.

https://www.facebook.com/timeshareperformance

timeshare performance is specifically an un-company. timeshare is a vessel for creation of a multiplicity of styles and forms that need not fit neatly into a traditional mandate. Simply by creating work, we add to the potential of our goals and objectives

01/18/2021

Please join us for
The Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Winnipeg's
2019 & 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
5:00pm CST (i.e. Winnipeg time),
Wednesday, Feb 3, 2021
Via ZOOM

Members will be asked to consider the following:

- Financial report for the years ending Dec 31, 2019 and Dec 31, 2020,
- Election of Directors,
- Amendments to the By-laws, and any other matter properly brought before the meeting.

To receive your link to the Zoom meeting, please RSVP by February 1, 2021 at [email protected].

01/28/2020

01/20/2020

An interesting session coming up!

CSARN presents a FREE seminar with John A. Myers - Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement For Artists

Date: Monday, January 27, 2020
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: Taylor McCaffrey LLC (2200-201 Portage Ave)
Cost: Free!
Contact for more info and registration:

A free seminar on Copyright and Intellectual Property for artists. The seminar leader is award-winning entertainment lawyer John A. Myers partner at Taylor McCaffrey LLP. Mr. Myers is also a former stage manager, technical director, and sound designer.

In this session, you will learn about some of the tools used by the creative community to protect works of artistic expression and industrial property. In addition to being creators of artistic works, you often have to rely on the artistic works of other creators. Learn how to identify material that needs to be cleared/licensed for your particular use.

This session will begin with a formal presentation of various types of intellectual property and there will be plenty of time for questions.

Space is limited, please register
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/copyright-seminar-winnipeg-tickets-86965260435.

CSARN (formerly the Canadian Senior Artists Resource Network) assists professional artists to keep active and creative as they age through mentorship, seminars, advisory programs, and an annual conference.

A free seminar on Copyright and Intellectual Property for artists. The seminar leader is award-winning entertainment lawyer John A. Myers of Winnipeg's Taylor McCaffrey. John is also a former stage manager, technical director, and sound designer. In this session, you will learn about some of the too...

02/17/2019

📣📣 NEWS!📣📣
Please join us at 6pm, Monday March 11 for an important information session!

Dear Friends of The Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Winnipeg:

For many years, the PAL Board has been working hard to create affordable housing for our senior members of Winnipeg's vibrant performing and allied professions.

We are pleased to be working with the UWinnipeg Community Renewal Corp (UWCRC) for space in the new housing complex directly across from the Winnipeg Art Gallery's new Inuit Art Centre. It is scheduled for completion the summer of 2020.

We invite you to attend an information session to learn about this exciting affordable housing opportunity.

Date: Monday, March 11, 2019
Time: 6 - 8pm (formal presentation 6:30pm)
Place: 320 Colony Street (The Commons, directly behind PlugIn Gallery)

Please join us as we embark on this exciting next step in PAL's journey to ensure that our senior members of Winnipeg's creative community finally have a place to call "Home".

So that we may plan for your attendance, please RSVP by Thursday, March 7.
Email: [email protected]
Please feel free to share this with anyone you think may be interested in this exciting project. Thank you!