Comments for Visions of Kitimat http://visionary67.wordpress.com Kitimat business development Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Retired portion of Nechako centre would make great seniors centre. by William Zimmerman http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-268 William Zimmerman Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:30:20 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-268 Just stumbled across this thread and wondered where it went - I am the volunteer manager of the Al Whittle theatre in the Acadia Cinema building. If you look at our website you can get an idea of exactly what we did. Bill Z. Just stumbled across this thread and wondered where it went – I am the volunteer manager of the Al Whittle theatre in the Acadia Cinema building. If you look at our website you can get an idea of exactly what we did.
Bill Z.

]]> Comment on Seaside boardwalk through Minnette Bay? by Randy Halyk http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/seaside-boardwalk-through-minnette-bay/#comment-140 Randy Halyk Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:41:48 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/seaside-boardwalk-through-minnette-bay/#comment-140 Hear! Hear! Why can't Alcan donate their land to the city and help design and build a waterfront community, they are after all sucking millions from our power grid to sell to the highest bidder. Hear! Hear! Why can’t Alcan donate their land to the city and help design and build a waterfront community, they are after all sucking millions from our power grid to sell to the highest bidder.

]]> Comment on Development of Theatre, Arts and Cultural centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-27 visionary67 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:15:04 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-27 Here is an exert that is very relative to this sort of facility. Acadia Cinema Cooperative: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, pop 3,658. Cooperatively Owned Originally built in 1911, renovation of the theatre was complete in 2004 by the Acadia Cinema Cooperative. This non-profit co-op is comprised of members who purchased shares for $100 each. The shares provide members with voting rights and the option to redeem the shares at face value after four years. In addition to the shares, the cooperative solicits donations including “buying” a seat in the theatre or a star in the lobby. Other financial assistance comes from the city, which has reduced the property tax rate to that of a residence, as it does with other non-profits in the area. The building itself is co-owned with the neighboring business, Just Us Coffee. This complementary business also runs a café in the street-front part of the building, creating an inviting entrance to both the coffee shop and theatre. The cooperative makes the facility available to groups for a fee of $250 per screening or live event. The local non-profit, the Fundy Film Society, is currently booking for all other film groups using the space including family film and university groups. Groups using the theatre provide either paid or volunteer staffing for ticket sales, concessions and other help. Current renters are breaking even on concessions as they strive to make the prices reasonable, said Bill Zimmerman of Acadia Cinema Cooperative. Here is an exert that is very relative to this sort of facility.

Acadia Cinema Cooperative: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
pop 3,658. Cooperatively Owned

Originally built in 1911, renovation of the theatre was complete in 2004 by the Acadia Cinema Cooperative. This non-profit co-op is comprised of members who purchased shares for $100 each. The shares provide members with voting rights and the option to redeem the shares at face value after four years. In addition to the shares, the cooperative solicits donations including “buying” a seat in the theatre or a star in the lobby. Other financial assistance comes from the city, which has reduced the property tax rate to that of a residence, as it does with other non-profits in the area. The building itself is co-owned with the neighboring business, Just Us Coffee. This complementary business also runs a café in the street-front part of the building, creating an inviting entrance to both the coffee shop and theatre.

The cooperative makes the facility available to groups for a fee of $250 per screening or live event. The local non-profit, the Fundy Film Society, is currently booking for all other film groups using the space including family film and university groups. Groups using the theatre provide either paid or volunteer staffing for ticket sales, concessions and other help. Current renters are breaking even on concessions as they strive to make the prices reasonable, said Bill Zimmerman of Acadia Cinema Cooperative.

]]> Comment on Development of Theatre, Arts and Cultural centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-26 visionary67 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:12:22 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-26 P.S Sheila, thanks for the links, they could be very useful. P.S Sheila,

thanks for the links, they could be very useful.

]]> Comment on Development of Theatre, Arts and Cultural centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-25 visionary67 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:07:12 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-25 Hello Sheila, The best way to go about would be form a non-profit organization (we would have to be a recognized business(gst number, etc) then register as a non-profit organization). I would like too see a board of memebers put together (volunteers of course) approx. ten in total. However any others willing to volunteer will not be turned away. I would like to use the Kitimat Bulk Port project as a template. First estimating demand, feasibilty, land acqusition and cost of construction. Another project that really catches my attention is the "Terrace multiplex". Terrace was able to collect donations from local organizations and have construction companies volunteer their services. This could cut down on costs significantly. We would have to get all memebers of the community on board, because being a fresh starting non-profit organzition will be hard enough, having to overcome conflict will be crushing. I would like to see an aggresive timeline on this project, hopefully no more than 2 years. As far as funding/financing we could apply for many government grants that support arts development. There are two other regional orginations we could seek funding through "NDI Trust" and "Nechako-Kitamaat Development fund". Mark Hello Sheila,
The best way to go about would be form a non-profit organization (we would have to be a recognized business(gst number, etc) then register as a non-profit organization). I would like too see a board of memebers put together (volunteers of course) approx. ten in total. However any others willing to volunteer will not be turned away. I would like to use the Kitimat Bulk Port project as a template. First estimating demand, feasibilty, land acqusition and cost of construction. Another project that really catches my attention is the “Terrace multiplex”. Terrace was able to collect donations from local organizations and have construction companies volunteer their services. This could cut down on costs significantly. We would have to get all memebers of the community on board, because being a fresh starting non-profit organzition will be hard enough, having to overcome conflict will be crushing. I would like to see an aggresive timeline on this project, hopefully no more than 2 years. As far as funding/financing we could apply for many government grants that support arts development. There are two other regional orginations we could seek funding through “NDI Trust” and “Nechako-Kitamaat Development fund”.

Mark

]]> Comment on Development of Theatre, Arts and Cultural centre. by "Sheila" http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-24 "Sheila" Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:53:55 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/development-of-theatre-arts-and-cultural-centre/#comment-24 Those are great ideas Mark - I'm not sure how we would go ahead with this though - we'd obviosly have to start from scratch now, without the use of an appropriate building to use, but how? And how will we come up with the money to build a building of this magnitude? Anyway, I just found these items on this very subject. All seam like really good reads. (Have bookmarked them anyway) 1) http://exhibitionresearch.blogspot.com/ 2) http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/downtowns/dma/12.cfm 3) http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/downtowns/ltb/lets/Mar05ltb.html (Well...Interesting atleast, at any rate) Those are great ideas Mark – I’m not sure how we would go ahead with this though – we’d obviosly have to start from scratch now, without the use of an appropriate building to use, but how? And how will we come up with the money to build a building of this magnitude?

Anyway, I just found these items on this very subject.

All seam like really good reads. (Have bookmarked them anyway)

1) http://exhibitionresearch.blogspot.com/

2) http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/downtowns/dma/12.cfm

3) http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/downtowns/ltb/lets/Mar05ltb.html

(Well…Interesting atleast, at any rate)

]]> Comment on Retired portion of Nechako centre would make great seniors centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-22 visionary67 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:25:23 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-22 Julie, As far as a Silver City or Famous players, I think we could support it. The Nechako Theatre in Kitimat used to view alot of movies before the Tillicum Twin Theatre in Terrace, and believe it or not alot of people used to drive to Kitimat from Terrace to watch the movies 2-3 weeks ahead of time. We could easily see this happen with the development of a new state of the art theatre. I will be investigating the potential development of a new theatre further, and hope to involve the chamber of commerce and appropriate people to get the idea going. Mark Julie,

As far as a Silver City or Famous players, I think we could support it. The Nechako Theatre in Kitimat used to view alot of movies before the Tillicum Twin Theatre in Terrace, and believe it or not alot of people used to drive to Kitimat from Terrace to watch the movies 2-3 weeks ahead of time. We could easily see this happen with the development of a new state of the art theatre. I will be investigating the potential development of a new theatre further, and hope to involve the chamber of commerce and appropriate people to get the idea going.

Mark

]]> Comment on Retired portion of Nechako centre would make great seniors centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-21 visionary67 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:17:24 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-21 Hello Julie, Thanks for your interest in the website. And as far as the old hospital site goes, I'm sure it would make a great theatre and possibly cultural/arts centre. In the hope to open a new theatre I don't think any potential site can be ruled out. The community (I hope) and myself would be open to any potential ideas. As far as I know NHA still owns this site, it will be put up for action (I don't know when?), and the city has first right to refusal (if they can meet the highest bid they have the right to purchase it first). The city has alotted $300,000 to purchase the site. They would like to resell it to a developer to build a hotel/conference center, but a theatre may be another great option. Mark Hello Julie,
Thanks for your interest in the website. And as far as the old hospital site goes, I’m sure it would make a great theatre and possibly cultural/arts centre. In the hope to open a new theatre I don’t think any potential site can be ruled out. The community (I hope) and myself would be open to any potential ideas. As far as I know NHA still owns this site, it will be put up for action (I don’t know when?), and the city has first right to refusal (if they can meet the highest bid they have the right to purchase it first). The city has alotted $300,000 to purchase the site. They would like to resell it to a developer to build a hotel/conference center, but a theatre may be another great option.

Mark

]]> Comment on Retired portion of Nechako centre would make great seniors centre. by visionary67 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-20 visionary67 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:08:42 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-20 Hello Sheila, the vacant piece of land adjacent to the Kiwanis Village and connected to the large mountainview square parking lot would make a great theatre location. I believe this piece of land is owned by city, maybe they could help broker a deal with a potential owner. AS far as the franchises go, I too would like to see a view more around town. Unfortunately we have developed a bad rep and a lot of these franchises are afraid to develop here. However, I think its time for a change and hope we can convice these franchisors that we are ready to change. Hello Sheila, the vacant piece of land adjacent to the Kiwanis Village and connected to the large mountainview square parking lot would make a great theatre location. I believe this piece of land is owned by city, maybe they could help broker a deal with a potential owner. AS far as the franchises go, I too would like to see a view more around town. Unfortunately we have developed a bad rep and a lot of these franchises are afraid to develop here. However, I think its time for a change and hope we can convice these franchisors that we are ready to change.

]]> Comment on Retired portion of Nechako centre would make great seniors centre. by Julie http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-19 Julie Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:47:52 +0000 http://visionary67.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/retired-portion-of-nechako-centre-would-make-great-seniors-centre/#comment-19 Is the old hospital site a viable option? Is it still owned by the NHA? It is a sad day that Kitimat won't have a theatre and one can hope that it won't be long until a new one opens. Would we be able to support a Silver City or Famous Players? It would be a draw for Terrace people to come to Kitimat! Julie Is the old hospital site a viable option? Is it still owned by the NHA? It is a sad day that Kitimat won’t have a theatre and one can hope that it won’t be long until a new one opens.

Would we be able to support a Silver City or Famous Players? It would be a draw for Terrace people to come to Kitimat!

Julie

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