Dear Donor,
The Crowsnest Cando Society has recently negotiated an offer to purchase the Roxy Theater in downtown Coleman, which closes in January of 2021. This Quonset style Theater is in amazing shape and other than this property there are only two others still operating in Canada as theaters today.
Roxy Theatre History
These Quonset style theaters were very popular post WW2 as the military were decommissioning their operations and selling off their surplus. The Roxy Theater owners started construction in 1948 and opened in May of 1949 after the original opera house in Coleman was destroyed in the great fire of 1948. The Roxy was built in two phases with the front brick building which held the main lobby and the auditorium which is constructed from a Quonset. Over the next decades patrons enjoyed films and live performances including the CNP Symphony Orchestra and were the hub of social life for decades in Coleman. In their heyday this type of building dotted North America in the thousands and today there are just a few left.
Our vision is simple
TO REHABILITATE THE HISTORIC ROXY THEATRE AS MULTI-USE COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE OPERATING AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
You may ask why now?
Currently our communities are in transformation with the potential of industrial and commercial opportunity. Our tourism market has been increasing which includes retirees and remote workers migrating into our community. These are all fantastic things. We feel that to continue to grow and retain great people and investment in our community, we need great gathering places. Our growing arts organizations and performers need a facility in which to present their talent. Our community lacks proper performance space. Youth need great organizations to challenge them and to see their own potential. The restored Roxy has the potential to anchor a burgeoning arts and cultural district within historic downtown Coleman and benefit the accommodation, beverage and food services sector of our economy.
Our Goal
We are seeking your assistance to raise $50,000.00 in Phase 1 to purchase this property. We wish to transform the Roxy Theater to a regional performing arts building for Southwest Alberta and into BC.
For more information on how you may donate or support this project http://www.crowsnestcando.ca/the-roxy-project.html
Thanking you in advance for your support to revive the Roxy Theatre that will become a cultural hotspot in our community!
NOW IS THE TIME TO “REVIVE THE ROXY”
Sincerely
Donald Budgen
Vice President
Crowsnest Cando
The Crowsnest Pass Herald
November 18th, 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 46
Long Live the Roxy
Looking Back
John Kinnear
http://passherald.ca/archives/201118/index3.htm
November 18th, 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 46
Long Live the Roxy
Looking Back
John Kinnear
http://passherald.ca/archives/201118/index3.htm
The Crowsnest Pass Herald
October 28th, 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 43
Crowsnest Cando is looking to resurrect the Roxy
David Selles
Pass Herald Reporter
http://passherald.ca/archives/201028/index1.htm
The Crowsnest Pass Herald
October 22th, 2014 ~ Vol. 84 No. 41
Quonset Hut Theaters – Long Live the Roxy
Looking Back
John Kinnear
http://passherald.ca/archives/141022/index5.htm
October 22th, 2014 ~ Vol. 84 No. 41
Quonset Hut Theaters – Long Live the Roxy
Looking Back
John Kinnear
http://passherald.ca/archives/141022/index5.htm
The Lethbridge Herald
January 28th, 2021
Roxy Theatre fundraising campaign in final stretch
By LETHBRIDGE HERALD on January 19, 2021.
https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2021/01/19/roxy-theatre-fundraising-campaign-in-final-stretch/?fbclid=IwAR3PCfEvrZm2qE3TzZI-J-jwlGCzl3oC9BLuO4Cw0vbvxiFsn4UbM1s77k8
January 28th, 2021
Roxy Theatre fundraising campaign in final stretch
By LETHBRIDGE HERALD on January 19, 2021.
https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2021/01/19/roxy-theatre-fundraising-campaign-in-final-stretch/?fbclid=IwAR3PCfEvrZm2qE3TzZI-J-jwlGCzl3oC9BLuO4Cw0vbvxiFsn4UbM1s77k8
The Lethbridge Herald
February 10th, 2021
Roxy Theatre campaign a real crowd-pleaser
By Dale Woodard on February 10, 2021.
https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2021/02/10/roxy-theatre-campaign-a-real-crowd-pleaser/
February 10th, 2021
Roxy Theatre campaign a real crowd-pleaser
By Dale Woodard on February 10, 2021.
https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2021/02/10/roxy-theatre-campaign-a-real-crowd-pleaser/
Medicine Hat News
February 10th, 2021
Roxy Theatre campaign a real crowd-pleaser
By Dale Woodard on February 10, 2021.
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/southern-alberta-news/2021/02/10/roxy-theatre-campaign-a-real-crowd-pleaser/
February 10th, 2021
Roxy Theatre campaign a real crowd-pleaser
By Dale Woodard on February 10, 2021.
https://medicinehatnews.com/news/southern-alberta-news/2021/02/10/roxy-theatre-campaign-a-real-crowd-pleaser/
Toronto Star
October 28, 2020
Crowsnest Pass council hears plans to resurrect the Roxy
By Sean Oliver, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterShootin' the BreezeWed., Oct. 28, 2020.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/10/28/crowsnest-pass-council-hears-plans-to-resurrect-the-roxy.html
October 28, 2020
Crowsnest Pass council hears plans to resurrect the Roxy
By Sean Oliver, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterShootin' the BreezeWed., Oct. 28, 2020.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/10/28/crowsnest-pass-council-hears-plans-to-resurrect-the-roxy.html
The Canadian Press
October 28, 2020
Crowsnest Pass council hears plans to resurrect the Roxy
By Sean Oliver, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterShootin' the BreezeWed., Oct. 28, 2020.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/crowsnest-pass-council-hears-plans-to-resurrect-the-roxy/ar-BB1atWIz
October 28, 2020
Crowsnest Pass council hears plans to resurrect the Roxy
By Sean Oliver, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterShootin' the BreezeWed., Oct. 28, 2020.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/crowsnest-pass-council-hears-plans-to-resurrect-the-roxy/ar-BB1atWIz