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PAL Vancouver is modelled after Toronto's PAL Place, with plans in development for additional residences in Calgary, Halifax and Stratford.
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In March 2004, the City of Vancouver selected PAL to operate a $17.25 million housing project on the Bayshore Development site, with residents in the performing arts, earning less than $35,000 a year, qualifying for rental subsidies.
To fulfill their mission of subsidizing people in need, PAL continues to raise funds. In addition to acquiring grants and donations, PAL's fund-raising efforts include rooms, elevators and common areas named in honour of donors, a daycare on the second floor and a 100-seat public theatre on the eighth floor for staging productions and workshops.
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While salmon steaks grilled on the outdoor barbeque, we talked with dancer/artist Lorna Schwenk, actor Don Kline, "Street Legal" designer Joseph Pothier, dancer Denise Lonewalker (pitching her upcoming 3-part dance show "The Raven") and chatted with husband/wife production team, Zoltan and Natasha Buday, who outlined their development of the upcoming $5 million horror feature "The Preacher Man"...
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