Movie chain puts in place new COVID-safe seating policies
Author of the article: Donald Macdonald, Len Gillis
Publishing date: Jul 22, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • Freshly made popcorn is one of the reasons people like going to the movies. Madison Luoma of Sudbury was preparing for the influx of movie lovers this week who took in some of the first-run movies at Imagine Cinema. Len Gillis/Local Journalism Initiative
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When Ontario moved into Step 3 of its reopening plan on July 16, many people did something they hadn’t been able to do for more than a year: head to the movie theatre.
WINDSOR, ONT. Windsor-Essex movie theatres are gearing up to reopen their doors on Friday as the province moves into Step 3 of the reopening roadmap. It will be a busy week of cleaning and last-minute preparations for Imagine Cinemas staff in Lakeshore since finding out they can reopen five days earlier than expected. “That really did put us all into hyper drive making sure that we have everything ready,” says Jenn Eggett manager of human resources. “We’re doing extra cleaning as you can see. We’re making sure we’re calling our staff back in time.” Ontario’s new COVID-19 rules say cinemas can operate at a maximum capacity of 50 per cent inside each auditorium and a cap of 1,000 people within the entire building.
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