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Tribute to Shirley Greenberg

Jun 7, 2022

I had the privilege of becoming a friend of Shirley Greenberg in later life. We met at a PAL Ottawa event “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” and through Harvey Glatt, a member of PAL Ottawa’s Advisory Committee became better acquainted.

Celebrating the Life of Alison Atkins

May 23, 2022

Last September 4, 2021, PAL Canada Foundation and its community lost a true champion of the arts and a dear friend and supporter of the PAL mission. Alison Atkins was one of the co-founders of PAL Ottawa and served on the board of PAL Canada from July of 2016 up until her untimely passing when she was serving as President.

Remembering Alison Atkins by Jim Bradford

Dec 11, 2021

The recent death of Alison Atkins was a painful shock to many of us in Ottawa, particularly those in the arts. Although she was a great communicator, she hid her light under many bushels. The first contribution that we know of is the founding of a theatre group in Whitehorse in the early 80s, when she was working for the Federal Government.