According to Michael Redhead Champagne, the North End is a neighbourhood of artists, storytellers and creatives. “We’ve lost too many community gathering spaces,” says the well-known community organizer. “The Palace Theatre can be a place where we celebrate our stories, culture and resilience.”

“Residents, business owners and history lovers have been invited to gather on Tuesday evening to brainstorm solutions to combat a recent rash of fires in a historic Winnipeg neighbourhood. Winnipeg's North End is having a tough time with fires, particularly at historic and/or vacant buildings, says Michael Redhead Champagne, a longtime community activist and an event organizer with the group North End History.”