Six months after closing operations, the movie theatre in Campbell River is officially coming back.
Golin Cinemas, a company that brought back the movie theatre in Duncan last December, is taking over the theatre at Merecroft Village after previous owner Landmark Cinemas closed it in early January.
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Golin Cinemas owner Andrew Golin says it was a good opportunity to bring it back to the community.
“It made sense. We have three other theatres on the Island, so it complements those as well,” said Golin.
He says getting the theatre was pretty turnkey as everything was left there in the property, with the company taking possession of it three weeks ago.
As part of the re-opening, several former staff are coming back to work there. Golin says staff are very enthusiastic about this news.
“From what we read they had great customer service and a good environment there so we’re happy that at least some of them are coming back,” said Golin.
“For now, we’re just re-opening the theatre as it was.”
He adds it feels great to re-open this theatre, with Golin Cinemas reporting a lot of excitement from the community for this announcement.
Plans are in place to bring a new roof to the theatre, with the company aiming to perform the work in early 2026.
The theatre is expected to re-open on Friday, June 27.
