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2023 Fall Message

Another season has come and gone. The spring and early summer season was scary to say the least with a substantial decrease in revenues. Then along came Barbie and she did right the ship. There was a private screening of Matt Finlin's The Movie Man, which was beautifully done & well received. Matt got a lengthy standing ovation for his work. It was produced by Karen Barzilay, & executive producer Ed Robertson flew in for the screening. Many of Matt's friends contributed to help him get the Movie done. This was the culmination of a 5 year project on Matt's part. I was presented with a Gumpy Cat T shirt, things will never be the same again!! We will screen the film in the spring. The Theatres are being buffeted by streaming, writers & actors strikes, Hollywood cutting back on product, and lack of ability to take the pulse of the movie going public. Time will tell what 2024 holds. I also want to thank everyone who went out of their way to express how much they appreciate and value the Theatre. Your sentiment was heart warming & very much appreciated.

I want to thank all those who made donations to our now 45 resident cats, especially those who continue to donate year after year. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. There was a memorable moment when a little girl worked for a week, and donated her wages along with a hand written note to the cats. She didn't provide a name, but you know who you are, and we are grateful for your thoughtfulness. We lost Madge to Cancer. Tiger passed away in his sleep at the ripe old age of 21. Hard to believe I was 55, when I adopted him. Jack a new arrival last fall, jumped out of his house last week during feeding, I wasn't able to get him back in that night, and was unaware that we now have coyotes in the village. He was killed by one later that evening.

Now that they are here, a quite a few cats have been killed in the community, and the feral population is rapidly disappearing. A reminder that cats should not be allowed to roam freely. Since coyotes can jump a 7 ft fence, it will be necessary to spend a considerable amount of money to put a wire pen roof over 3 pens, including Left Behind Lane, which is 30 X 40 ft.

That is all for now, wishing you a pleasant winter, Merry Christmas, & Happy New Year. Hope to see you all back in the spring At The Movies! Keith


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Spring Message

Here we go again, and another year older!! The Theatre is now 44, not to mention I will be turning 76...ouch!! Lets hope this year Hollywood gets its act together and figures out the future of movies is in Theatres, not streaming, at least if they plan on making any money. There are additions to the displays coming this season, and we will finally get the food back on line at the end of June. On the cat front we lost Kristoff to heart disease at 8 years, and gained a few, which you can see in the Cat Galleries. The City of Kawartha Lakes finally stepped up with $25,000.00 for a long overdue TNR programme which frankly is a drop in the bucket given the depth of the problem. Only the City of Kawartha Lakes could give money for a volunteer project then claw back $5,000.00 for the Bureaucrats to administer it, certainly raises the question why they are not donating their time!!!!!! The reason there are stray cats on every corner is too many irresponsible cat owners who don't spay and neuter and keep their pets at home. The only way to fix this is to restrict pet ownership to responsible pet owners, but it frankly will never happen. Politicians never ever pick the smart thing to do! People who come in the summer often wonder about the Jungle and if we know what a weed eater is. We deliberately grow the jungle to give shade and privacy to the cats and confuse the newcomers...it sure seems to work.


 

 

 

 

 

FALL 2022 MESSAGE

HIGHLANDS CINEMAS HAS NOW CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
WE WILL REOPEN FRIDAY MAY 5TH 2023.
WE ARE HIRING FOR THE 2023 SEASON PLEASE
CALL 705 488 2199
OR
EMAIL keithstata@nexicom.net.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for your patronage, generous donations to our cats, and for all the special comments from so many of you regarding how much the Theatre means to you. It was gratifying and humbling to say the least, and meant a lot. This season was something else, continuous supply problems, lack of movies, and difficulty finding staff to do the more important jobs. We will need more staff to get open next year so please spread the word. After being closed for two years it took quite an effort to get open again. We didn't quite get the whole building open, as some of you noticed, so this winter will be finishing what we didn't get done, and doing an upgrade on the museum displays.

On the cat front over the last few years we lost some feline friends to various diseases, as detailed on our other updates. We did seem to gain a few though!!! Jax & Willow were rescued from a feral group in the field. Jax has joined Minnie Me who's brother died last year, and is proving to be good company. Willow is being merged with The Crew, to replace Hershey. Jack is feral and has been coming for food for a couple of years, so he was trapped and neutered. Unfortunately he tested positive for Feline FIV, so will have to be housed by himself with no contact with the other cats. Finally there is Hero, he was rescued in the middle of the night from a neighbours, he had been abandoned by his feral mom, and was being attacked by the other cats. He has recovered and is sprouting but being kept away from everyone else until he can be tested for FIV.

For those of you wondering where Gumpy Cat has been, he ran up quite a Vet bill in the spring and needs meds, so got moved into the house's hospital wing, he now has his own personal cat door from his crate to the pens, and still enjoys going out and hissing and spitting at people. We'll get his sign moved to the new pen soon. The clean up crew also returned. They get the popcorn left over at the end of the night. We have fed the bear for 30 years to keep it away from the building, after all they were here before me. That's all for now.



JACK

JAX

HERO

CLEAN UP 1

CLEAN UP 2

SPRING 2022 MESSAGE

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OPENING!

Highlands Cinemas is currently working toward re-opening on May 6th 2022. Since there is a considerable amount of work to do, only a small part of the building will be open on the 6th with a full opening planned for Friday May 20th 2022. When we closed for the season in Oct. 2019, I somehow didn't envision not opening for 2 years, but along came Covid-19 and changed our world. As a seasonal business with a high cost to re-open each season, we needed to be able to re-open for a reasonable normal restriction free season, with films to run and people ready to come back to the movies, to cover costs and make a profit. That certainly wasn't the way it was the past two years.

FUNDING!

There has been some help from the Government during the past 2 years, and many of our customers have made generous donations toward the care of our now 42 resident cats for which I am extremely grateful. A number of customers have suggested a Go-Fund-Me page to get us back on our feet, but I am reserving that option as a last ditch attempt if we need help. It is going to cost some $50,000.00 to catch up on all the things we need to do to get the building ready to open. Last summer being nervous about what this season would look like, I decided rather than borrow the money to re-open I would sell off a lot legally severed North of the Theatre in 1977, with an approved access to the Highway. Great idea until I found out that the City of Kawartha Lakes penned a new zoning bylaw in 2017, which basically screwed up the entrance and the sale. Fast forward 6 months, it is becoming clear, if I want to spend another year trying to deal with this, the problem could be solved, maybe. However since I am turning 75 this year, I look at time differently, & I am of the opinion I have more important things to do with my time, so hopefully against all odds this will turn into a good year.

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WORKING TO OPEN!

At the beginning of each season, the projectors, fire alarm, fire extinguishers, AC, plumbing etc. all need to be serviced. There is extensive cleaning, and work on the property, especially after 2 years. When we start up the Insurance will have to be increased, hydro and utilities will increase and we will have staff to pay. The majority of our stock will also need to be replaced. Unfortunately looking at the substantive increases I am seeing for stock, labour and other things, our prices for admission and concession will have to go up. We will be improving ventilation in the Theatres and installing Air filtering in the auditoriums. A special thank you to people who have been offering to come in to work and help get us open.

SELLING!

The candy bars are normally frozen over the winter, but after two years are out of date, but still good, so we will be selling the old stock off at .50 cents a bar. We still have posters and movie banners available for sale, also T-shirts, and will be putting a quantity of promotional items we received over the years up for sale during the season. Last time I looked there were golf bags, hockey bags, small portable barbeques, knapsacks etc. We also have available surplus theatre seats, props, standees, popcorn machines and projectors, if anyone is interested. Time will tell what the future holds, so hopefully we will See You At The Movies in 2022. Excepting the person who decided to tear the wallpaper off the wall in the ladies bathroom, or the other person who this year decided to cut the fencing around the sign. Frankly I would prefer you take your business somewhere else!

CATS!

I want to again thank everyone who sent us donations toward the care of our 42 resident cats, it has been a great help in these trying times. Cats who get to stay here, are here because in their moment of need there was no other alternative to save them. I want to apologize to those people who recently sent us donations by e-transfer, for my inability to thank them. I didn't realize when I set it up for auto-deposit, there was no way to contact the person making the deposit. So if sending a donation, please include your email, and please know I am thankful and your help is really appreciated. Everyone who has pets knows the sadness of loss. It seems the last 5 years have had more than a fair share of loss, with 2 dogs, and 11 cats passing away. In 2019, we lost Milo, in 2021 Snowflake and Scruffy passed. As well we lost Hershey to cancer at only 4 years. In 2022 Shadow developed cancer, and Mr. Boots at only 5 died of a heart attack. Gumpy cat spent 4 days at the Vet and is still recovering in our Hospital Wing, somewhat less gumpy than before! On the bright side Tiger is 20 years old this year. If considering donations, we can always use blankets, dry food is Purina products and Royal Canin Urinary SO, all are addicted to Temptations, they consume 9,500 156G cans of Friskies canned cat food a year. They are adamant they hate Chicken Chunks in Gravy! In fact haven't found a cat anywhere that will eat it! I always welcome monetary donations which help with the Vet bills and heat etc. The Wrecking Crew have lived up to their name, and are working diligently on totaling the wallpaper, drapes, carpet in their room. To top it all off in 25 years no upstairs cat has figured out how to open the magnetic catch on the panel separating the Upstairs Cats from the Downstairs Cats, until now. Tigger figured it out and passed the info on to Blondie & Katie!

REMEMBERING OLD FRIENDS


Hershey

Boots

Snowflake & Mia

Snarf & Dude

Milo

Roxie & Aspen

Scruffy

Elsa

Fluffy

 

GARFIELD

KRISTOFF

MORRIS & MADGE

JACK

TIGER

HOPING TO SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES IN 2022.

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P.S. OUR RESIDENT BEAR HAS A SMALL REQUEST, AND THE KID LIKES POPCORN!

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FALL 2021 MESSAGE

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To Our Customers:

First let me thank everyone who has stepped up with donations of money, services, and food for our 48 resident cats. I am extremely grateful for your help and thoughtfulness, it is certainly much appreciated. If you are in the area and want to drop in and visit them, I would be happy to arrange the same. I would also like to thank you who reached out and purchased posters from the list, which helped.

Since the beginning of Covid Highlands Cinemas has been closed for 2 seasons. This is simple economics, being seasonal we have a high cost to open, this year would have been ($45,000.00) a short season, and a fixed cost to maintain the building with all expenses, ($75,000.00) a year. Looking back at all the restrictions, customer hesitancy, the state of the pandemic, the lack of, and streaming of movies, and considering the figures coming out of Theatres that did open, we would have never recovered our opening cost, and lost money which would have been disastrous. So assuming by next spring this mess is substantially over, it is our intention to re-open May 6th 2022. This isn't going to be easy, we have two years of catching up to do, all our stock will have to be replaced. Some customers have been suggesting some kind of fundraiser to help get back open, but I am still thinking about that.

We are also going to have to start from scratch with staff, so if you are interested in working here for the 2022 system please send a resume to keithstata@nexicom.net . Or call Keith at 705 488 2199.

Lets hope in 2022 I can again say "We hope to see you at the movies!"


SPRING 2021 MESSAGE

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To Our Customers:

Well here we are again, in what would have been our 42nd year, and we will loose another season. Being seasonal to open will take 5 weeks to prepare, and cost around $35,000.00, reactivating the insurance will add another $10,000.00. When we open it can't be with seating restrictions since having 140 people in 550 seats per screening will not pay the bills or recover the re-opening costs. We would have had to open no later than July 1, since 75% of our revenues come from the period from July 1st to Aug. 15th. and looking at the Provinces re-opening plan, indoor Theatres will probably open with restrictions sometime in August. Most of the movies we needed to make money have been moved and the ones remaining will be streamed as well as being in Theatres which simply won't work for Theatres.

More importantly most customers won't be going to the movies until they are fully vaccinated (my second shot at 74 isn't until July 21st ), and this is over, and it is far from over. It won't be truly over until it is over all around the world, and no variants have compromised the vaccines. Last week thousands of cases of Black Fungus were reported in India in recovering Covid-19 patients with a mortality rate of 50%. The latest edition of Scientific American screams THE NEXT DEADLY PLAGUE, THE GROWING WOLDWIDE THREAT OF FUNGAL DISEASE. US Theatres I have talked to say they are running shows with 5 people in the auditorium. I don't think anyone knows when things will get back to normal, and our fearless leaders are winging it. So I have no idea when we can once again See You At The Movies!

The Theatre has received some help from both the Federal & Provincial Governments but I am probably going to have to look at something in addition to help get us thru, when I figure it out there will be a posting on the web-site and Facebook. I was supposed to have a list of posters we were contemplating selling up by Christmas. The list hasn't been sent yet, because some other Theatres are suggesting we take 500 posters, photograph them and put them on a web-site they recommended and auction them off as a fund raiser. I have decided to release the list of over 2,000 posters to everyone who has contacted us in early June, I will ask recipients to make us an offer on any posters they may be interested in and email us back withing 30 days. At that time the posters will be gone thru once and notifications will be sent out. Purchasers will have the option of picking them up, or having them mailed out. If we do this right we should be able to re-open next year, but we have to open the first weekend in May 2022 under normal conditions, or that is the end of the line.

CAT TALES

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I was really humbled by the number of people who last year made donations to our resident 42+ cats, it was appreciated. E-transfers can be sent to keithstata@nexicom.net Cheques can be mailed to Keith Stata, Box 85, Kinmount, ON K0M 2A0. Donations of food and money can also be left in the drop box on the driveway. I would note the cats consume Purina Friske's 156G cans of wet food, Purina dry food, & Veterinary Grade Urinary SO. They also go thru a Hell of a lot of Temptations!

The cats here are a mix of feral cats, stray and abandoned cats that would have been put down had we not intervened, and given them a forever home. There are 11 houses, they consume 9,500 cans of Friskies a year, and it takes 40 hours a week to look after them. Over the years some cats have been adopted out if a suitable home could be found before they were here more than a month. I am contemplating that maybe people making donations if they are prepared to make an appointment could visit the cats during July & August, a decision will be made later on this.

Since I feel we really need a bit of levity right now, I thought I would recount some events of the past 2 years. In the fall of 2019 I finally finished a pen for the Crew, it certainly has cut back on litter box use! I lost Milo that fall, he turned up in the middle of a storm on the Aug. 1st weekend some 12 years ago, everyone had gone and one soaked cat was sitting in the lobby, looking quite frightened, he never left. Scruffy our resident HIV cat had to have one eye removed. (We are getting to the levity!)


 

 

 

 

 

Normally feral cat pens have roofs of wire, but when we built Left Behind Lane house and pen there wasn't supposed to be any ferals, and the pen is over 40' sq. so a roof is out. Things were good until I took in 4 feral kittens, and their mom and dad. The adults went to Tom Cat Alley, but the kids went to Left Behind Lane, between that addition and Kristoff a nightmare began. They started getting out. PLAN 1 run an overhang of wire down the 40 ft of both sea containers, Failure still getting out. PLAN 2 heighten and increase the front and back pharaohs curl, Failure still getting out. PLAN 3 install a 40 ft anti climb metal section on the front 40 ft. Failure still getting out. PLAN 4 install a 4ft. overhang across the front. Failure still getting out. PLAN 5, install an Australian roller on the window to prevent jumping. Failure still getting out! PLAN 6 install a 20 ft. catchers mitt on the east side to prevent jumping. Failure still getting out! Right about then the frost heaved the gate and they just went underneath. Found, Splash, Oreo, and Kristoff were climbing up the plywood wall, around the 1 ft roof overhang, getting on the roof and jumping 12 feet to the sea container!! Solution, put Kristoff and Splash in the side apartment and built a pen inside the pen with a roof. Success! Trapped Oreo in the little house on Tomcat Alley, sectioned off a small roofed pen. Success!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sir Poisy and Waddles kids

In the winter of 2019 Sir Poisy was our free roaming tom, however another cat that appeared to be female turned up in the heated feeder, trying to keep warm. It later became apparent she was on camera shots 4 years before where we dump the popcorn for the racoons and bear. Missy & Poisy don't do traps, so when 12 racoons decided to move in under the Theatre because the heated cat feeder was just too much of a good thing, (Got rid of them by sticking an electric leaf blower down an air vent over where they were sleeping and turning it on, haven't seen them since!) I hatched the PERFECT PLAN. Two small apartments two small pens where they hung around, separate and safe. Hmmm well Missy walked right in and I closed the door. Poisy had doubts. Moved the feeder over and connected it to the other apartment. Mid December late one cold night closed the door, sure enough he was inside, so was his girlfriend! Scruffy was losing his other eye and decided to move Missy into his old apartment and build him a new one for a blind cat. Took down the crate, Missy went into hiding for 2 weeks apparently she doesn't do crates! Built a little cottage with bed and an electromagnetic trip, Missy doesn't do cottages! Built a 40 ft. bridge connecting to the house I wanted her in. Went for a stroll but wouldn't go in. She did however decide to go visit Bam Bam and beat him up. Sent Squeek 3 out to protect him, which only led to the 2 of them running for their lives. Put a gate on her bridge. Saw Waddles, the feral female, bigger than 2 barns, at 1 in the morning cut the pens and put a sonotube between Poisy's pen and the bridge. He went for a stroll and now lives in Scruffy's house. That night Waddles popped 5 kittens. I was in the middle of finishing Scruffy's new digs in the power shed, had to stop and add an addition to Waddle's house since it was designed for 1 cat not 6 and I needed a way to get the kittens out when they were weaned. The house featured a track and sliding gate at the entry activated from the outside. The other night they were all asleep and mom was in the pen. They are now in a crate in the house. Not sure if they can be socialized, mom has taught them Keith is evil so swat, spit and attack! Not sure what else could possibly go wrong! At least they haven't come down with Covid 19! If we ever get to re-open all the back exit paths will need to be changed as we now have a sub-division in the middle of them!


FALL 2020 MESSAGE

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Well another year has passed, not exactly as planned to say the least. It seems strange to have gone thru what would have been our 41st season, with the theatre closed and boarded up, no people around, the grass overgrown, and the movie posters from 2019 Thanksgiving still fading in the cases. The simple fact is the Theatre can't run profitably without our customer base of Tourists, Locals, Camps and Schools. Further we can't generate revenue with social distancing, the extra costs of Covid 19, and without Hollywood blockbusters. Not to mention that Theatres that did try to open found the majority of customers unwilling to sit in a Theatre with other people at this time. To open the door is around $30,000.00 which if we spend we have to have a reasonable chance of recovering and actually make money. To make matters worse all our stock left over from 2019 is now history.

Staying closed isn't cheap either. It will take around $65,000.00 to go thru a year without income. We still have a mortgage from the Digital Conversion, taxes, hydro, insurance, & maintenance to deal with. We also had to spend money dealing with humidity issues in the Theatre this summer with the AC not running. Then there is the care for our 42 resident cats. I want to express my gratitude that you didn't forget the cats this year, and want to thank everyone who made donations of money and food etc. towards their care. It was greatly appreciated, and humbling to say the least.

When I started this journey I accepted the fact we would loose the 2020 season, and hopefully re-open in 2021. Unfortunately this is looking less and less likely.  It is generally accepted that the restrictions will not be lifted, and customers prepared to again go to the movies until a vaccine is found and 75% of the population is vaccinated.  Projections optimistically are towards the end of 2021, since we are seasonal this means short of a miracle we stand to loose a second season. Loosing one season is one thing, loosing two is a whole other challenge.  It also raises the question what will the business look like when we do get to reopen? There is also the nightmare of trying to find staff, which has been difficult thru the last decade, as we will be starting from scratch. 

We are exploring several avenues forward, but more than anything else, timing will be the deciding factor. Customers have been offering various suggestions to help, from seat sales, season ticket offerings, and a Go Fund Me Page. It is hard to say if any of this would work. In the meantime I have been spending my time preparing to declutter 40 years. In 2012 we started making a list of MOVIE POSTERS to sell. That List will be finalized by Christmas, so if you are interested email keithstata@nexicom.net for a copy when complete. Persons who have already inquired will be receiving emails as well as all the emails are currently on file. IF YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR OWN HOME THEATRE, we have lots of props to decorate it for sale, from full size 35mm Theatre Projectors, vintage Theatre seats, reels, film, and a number of Theatre Popcorn Machines we have in storage. For further information call Keith at 705 488 2199, or email keithstata@nexicom.net

Stay turned for more updates as time goes on. Stay well, Stay safe. Keith

UPDATE JUNE 22, 2020.

DaveWELL IT WAS A LONG WINTER, NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE AN EVEN LONGER SUMMER! FOR FORTY YEARS HIGHLANDS CINEMA'S HAS OPENED AT THE FIRST OF MAY, AND CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING. A RUN OF 5.5 MONTHS. WE DON'T JUST "TURN OUT THE LIGHTS ON LEAVING" ACTUALLY IT TAKES 120 HOURS. THE BUILDING IS CLEANED, BOARDED UP, WATER TAKEN OUT, AC UNITS COVERED, FLAGS COME DOWN, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GO UP, BAMBOO, ARTICHOKES, LEAVES REMOVED, & STOCK SHIFTED. OPENING UP ALSO TAKES 120 HOURS. THE COST TO OPEN FOR WORK, INSPECTIONS, AND SERVICING IS $15,000.00 WITH MINIMAL STOCK, BUT USUALLY $30,000.00 WITH FULL STOCK. (WE TRADITIONALLY BUY ALL THE POPCORN AND OIL IN AT ONCE). THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR SO TROUBLING.

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS HIGHLAND'S CINEMA'S, THRU A LOT OF HARD WORK WENT FROM A SMALL 50 SEAT THEATRE, WITH A 8' x 10' LOBBY, TO AN 18,500 SQ. FOOT STRUCTURE WITH 5 SCREENS 550 SEATS & A 4,000 SQ. FT. MUSEUM. I DIDN'T BUILD A THEATRE IN KINMOUNT TO GET RICH, THAT IS FOR CERTAIN. I BUILT IT BECAUSE I ENJOYED IT, THE MOVIES, THE CUSTOMERS, THE STAFF, THE BEAR, ALL OF IT.

FOR THE THEATRE TO WORK, WE NEED SCHOOLS, CAMPS, BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES, GOOD STAFF, & RAIN TO BRING IN THE CUSTOMERS. THIS YEAR THERE ARE NO SCHOOLS, OR CAMPS, OUR STAFF FOR THE MOST PART HAVE FOUND EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE, ALL THE MAJOR MOVIES ARE GONE, THERE IS ALSO THE CONCERN MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN AN INDOOR THEATRE AT THIS TIME. THE CRITICAL WEEKS OF SUMMER ARE NOW APPROACHING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, WILL REDUCE OUR SEATING TO AROUND 30%. THAT COMBINED WITH THE EXTRA COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE MONEY THIS YEAR OR JUSTIFY THE COST OF TRYING TO OPEN. LIKE MANY BUSINESSES WE SIMPLY WEREN'T DESIGNED FOR COVID-19, AND AT 73, I DON'T WANT IT EITHER.

I DID CONTACT OUR MPP TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY IDEA WHEN INDOORS MIGHT BE ABLE TO OPEN AND NEVER HEARD BACK. I AM BUSY CUTTING COSTS SO WE CAN GET THRU THIS YEAR WITH NO INCOME, AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO OPEN UNDER MORE FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS NEXT SEASON. I MADE A CALL TO OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR TWO MONTHS AGO RE HELP AVAILABLE IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES FOR BUSINESES WHICH ARE CLOSED, AND NEVER HEARD BACK. WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!

MEANWHILE I HAVE 42 CATS TO CARE FOR, SO AS USUAL DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSED AND A DONATIONS BOX IS LOCATED AT THE GATE. ON THE MATTER OF COVID-19 IF THE WET MARKETS THAT SPAWNED IT HAD BEEN CLOSED AFTER SARS, LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN, NONE OF US WOULD BE IN THIS MESS! IF THEY REMAIN OPEN THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE IN THE NEXT DECADE THEY WILL SPAWN A NEW VIRUS THAT IS FAR MORE VIRULENT AND LETHAL, MAKING COVID-19 LOOK LIKE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT IS GOING ON NOW, IT IS UNLIKELY SIGNING PETITIONS ON CHANGE .ORG WILL ACCOMPLISH CLOSING THE MARKETS, BUT IF WE ALL REFUSE TO BUY ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THESE COUNTRIES, BY COMPANIES WHO'S ONLY CONCERN IS PROFITS, WE CAN EFFECT CHANGE. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN AGAIN SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES IN THE SPRING OF 2021, IN THE MEANTIME, STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY.

KEITH

UPDATE APRIL 2020 - IT HAS BEEN A LONG WINTER!

I hope this finds all our customers and staff healthy and self isolating. Due to Covid-19 this is the first time in 41 years we are uncertain when or even if we will be able to open for the season? Estimates range from 2 to 6 months that self isolating will have to continue, so I guess all we can do is hope for the best and time will tell. You can check the website or movie hotline (705 488 2107) for updates as to when we can again "See you at the movies!" I would like to thank the people who dropped off donations for our cats thru the winter months. While the theatre property is currently closed to the public, a donation box has been placed in the driveway for anyone who wishes to Donate food etc. for the cats in the interim. We are all in this together. Stay home and stay healthy.

Keith

2019 MESSAGE TO OUR CUSTOMERS:

Well here we are again looking at another season, our 40th year, how time flies.

It was the winter from Hell, ice everywhere so I decided to take my steels off so I could fall and break my ankle and spend 12 weeks sitting around with my foot up. Luckily I was able to find someone to come in and feed the cats.

The day after I broke my ankle someone dumped a cat carrier upside down in the drive. As we are at limit and beyond with 42 cats, it had to be surrendered to the Kawartha Lakes Humane Society.

There was considerable ice damage to the building this winter, so some areas will be late opening this year. We will open May 3rd. We had hoped to open April 26th with the new Avengers, but there are too many problems to deal with. Avengers will open as soon as we can get a copy off release.

Hoping to see you at the movies.

Keith


CONSUMER ALERT

IF YOU ARE CONTACED BY THIS COMPANY REGARDING INSTALLING A DRIVEWAY USING RECYCLED ASPHALT BEWARE. THEY WERE IN THE HALIBURTON, MINDEN, & KINMOUNT AREA LAST FALL, AND THE MATERIAL PROVIDED IS PRETTY MUCH SAND AND WON'T COMPACT. IF YOU WANT A LIST OF SOME OF THEIR UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS, OR TO SEE THEIR WORK, FEEL FREE TO CALL 705 488 2199 OR EMAIL keithstata@nexicom.net