Movie theaters in British Columbia and Alberta are the first countrywide to relaunch
Canadian cinemas, shut down since mid-March by the coronavirus spread, have slowly begun to reopen in British Columbia and Alberta.
On June 12, the Hollywood Cinemas 3 chain in suburban Vancouver on Canada's west coast will reopen three indie theaters after receiving a green light from WorkSafe BC, a government workplace safety agency, and local health authorities. The circuit will relaunch with screenings of"We will be open daily with limited seating per show time to accommodate physical distancing...
Canyon Meadows Cinemas in Calgary on its website indicated it will reopen June 12. On Thursday, Bill Walker, CEO of Landmark Cinemas, which is based in Calgary, Alberta, toldBut he added Landmark, which operates 45 theaters with 317 screens across Canada, needed time to recall furloughed staff in Alberta and train them in the use of stringent hygiene measures, including PPE and plexiglass as safety measures.
"You just can't flip on that switch. There's a bit of time needed to scale up," he explained. While also welcoming the theater relaunch greenlights in Alberta and B.C., exhibition giant Cineplex is not yet indicating when it will reopen its theaters where allowed in western Canada. "While we are certainly excited for the day our operations can resume, our top priority has always been the health and safety of our employees and guests and ensuring that their time with us is safe, comfortable and welcoming," Cineplex said in a statement toCineplex, which operates 1,693 theatre auditoriums across Canada and smaller circuits are expected to reopen screens in a few weeks, pending provincial go-aheads, in time to screen Warner Bros.
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