PAL CANADA

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Welcome to PAL Canada®!

PAL Canada® is the national umbrella organization, linking the seven (at present) PAL Chapters in Halifax, Toronto, Stratford, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Membership in PAL implies a commitment to PAL’s mandate, which is to provide assistance to older, disabled or needy members and associates of Canada’s Performing Arts Community, in the areas of health, well-being and affordable accommodation.

Each Chapter is autonomous and is represented on the Board of PAL Canada®. Membership in a  Chapter automatically includes membership in PAL Canada.

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RECENT ARTICLES OF INTEREST
 

Some see merit in reverse mortgages

Vikram Barhat, Advisor.ca

A record number of reverse mortgages in Canada has sparked concern, with some in the financial industry expressing fears of homelessness. However, the more pragmatic in the industry are quick to offer reassurance that it’s not all gloom and doom.

“When you first ...READ MORE

 

Reverse Mortgages Soar

Vikram Barhat, Advisor.ca

The need for an improved cash flow in retirement is leading to record number of reverse mortgages in Canada, according to a HomEquity Bank study.

The report released by the only national provider of reverse mortgages in Canada notes its reverse mortgage originations ...READ MORE

 

Funding Our Golden Years

Harvey Enchin, Vancouver Sun

First in a series.

Canadians are worried about their future. A majority say they live paycheque to paycheque and have no financial plan. In a poll by the Canadian Payroll Association, 57 per cent said they’d face financial difficulty if their pay was delayed by ...READ MORE

 

Aging in place is simple at Hesperus Village

David Hayes, Toronto Star

Getting to Hesperus Village, an affordable housing complex for seniors in Vaughan, feels like a drive into the country.

Just north of Highway 7, I turn off Bathurst St. and drive along a two-lane road winding down into a valley, over a small bridge and up again past ...READ MORE

 

Bitter About Your Life? Blame Facebook

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune

New research suggests heavy Facebook users are more likely to believe other people have happier lives.

Has life treated you unfairly? Do you have a nagging suspicion that other people, are, on balance, happier than you are?

You might want to get off of Facebook.

newly ...READ MORE

 

23 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

if you haven't yet seen this, it's definitely worth watching...and be sure to watch right to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epaDHi3w0U&feature=fvst

 

Paying pensions to an aging nat

National Post Editorial Board, The National Post

When Old Age Security (OAS) was introduced in the early 1950s, no Canadian was guaranteed a pension until age 70. At the time, the life expectancy of the average Canadian man was 66; for women, it was 71. (Some seniors qualified for a pension at ...READ MORE

 

Pension troubles in store for retired workers as plans across Canada face deficits

Kenyon Wallace, Toronto Star

When Ellen Sargent took a job as a purchaser with the City of Saint John in New Brunswick 26 years ago, she didn’t expect that living below the poverty line when she retired would become a possibility.

Like most municipal employees across Canada, Sargent was promised ...READ MORE

 

Is it old age or Alzheimer's? Study alarms health-care experts

Paul Dalby, Toronto Star

“I’m just having a senior moment.” It’s a phrase uttered so often in our aging population to explain away lapses in memory that it has become part of the everyday lexicon of language.

But for the Alzheimer Society of Canada, it’s a throwaway phrase that goes to the very ...READ MORE

 

New study shows architecture, arts degrees yield highest unemployment

Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post

College kids may choose to spend their campus days studying the glories of Plato, Shakespeare and Le Corbusier.

But, as a new study points out, there may be a steep price to pay.

Recent college graduates with bachelor’s degrees in the arts, humanities and ...READ MORE

 
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BMO Presents:

LOVE AFFAIR
A Valentine Soirée
for PAL Canada® Theatre 20

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

First Canadian Place
68th Floor, 100 King Street West


Join us as we celebrate Canadian artists!

Come and enjoy an evening of wonderful food and entertainment in support of two outstanding

Canadian arts organizations.

Cocktails, three-course dinner and performances by
Theatre 20 Founding Artists begin at 6 p.m.

Cocktail attire.

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Tickets are on sale now at theatre20.com or via PAYPAL, or by mailing a cheque to Theatre 20, 998 Bloor St. W., PO Box 10624, Toronto, ON M6H 1L0


If you are a company, group or individual interested in hosting a group or partnering with us for this event, please contact pshaw@chezpshaw.com.