Brian Paisley, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, has died in Mexico, according to reporting from Canadian outlets. He is described as the founder of what has been called North America’s longest-running Fringe festival. Global News reports that his death follows a long struggle with pneumonia. The Winnipeg Free Press also reports his death but provides fewer details in the excerpt provided. Across the two sources, there is agreement that Paisley is closely associated with establishing and building the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival and that he dies in Mexico after an extended illness involving pneumonia. The accounts do not specify his age, date of death, or information about survivors or funeral arrangements in the material supplied. The reports present his passing as a significant loss to the theatre community connected to the annual Fringe festival, which draws performers and audiences to Edmonton and has operated for many years.