A new logo, a new beginning

On February 8th, PAL Stratford gathered with residents and supporters at the beautiful residences at 101 Brunswick Street, to celebrate a Phoenix rising.

All of us on the Board of PAL Stratford recognize the insurmountable and invaluable hard work the original founding members and donors contributed in making PAL Stratford viable in 2026. We shall be forever in their debt.

But we felt it was time for a more modern visual representation worthy of another 25 years of progress. With our continued determination to reach out to the arts community in general in Stratford, the house now prides itself on being named the “Professional Arts Lodge”, rather than the “Performing Arts Lodge”.

Recognizing that affordable housing is a local and national challenge in Canada, we have continued to seek collaboration with local service organizations, donors, and fundraising to secure more housing units. Unlike those subdivisions bursting on all corners of Stratford, those housing units are only “affordable” to those who CAN afford them. 

As a charitable incorporated organization, we continue to support arts workers in their senior years who deserve, at the very least, a reasonable, affordable roof over their heads.

The new logo represents that ideal.

Ian Deakin

Chair of the Board of Directors