To our PAL Vancouver residents and supporters,
I am thrilled to take over as president at a time when PAL is in a position of great strength. It’s clear to me that this strength is directly due to the brilliant leadership of outgoing president, Mike Klassen, the strength of the board of directors and the tireless and creative work of Lynn Ross and the PAL staff. And of course, it’s a time marked by the reopening of the PAL Theatre which is central to our identity.
Things have been busy at the Cardero Street building with improvements to the piping system, the installation of TELUS Fibre Optik, and the addition of a capacitor bank in our electrical system to save us on monthly power bills.
The PAL Theatre had a wonderful run of shows in March, presented by Western Gold, and they’re looking forward to an active spring/summer.
At this year’s AGMs, the PAL Vancouver and PAL Theatre Boards will be putting forward a resolution to amalgamate the two societies. In an amalgamation, two or more separate entities operating under the same legal jurisdiction each resolve to combine to form a single entity, comprised of all the assets and liabilities of the predecessors. We believe this will be a more efficient way to move forward under one society, “PAL Vancouver.” Rest assured, there will be three directors on the new Board who will represent the Theatre’s interest and a PAL Theatre Standing Committee to make recommendations to the Board.
We look forward to your support at the AGMs on June 15, 2022.
Thank you to our donors, residents, and staff!
Cal Shumiatcher
