Cloverdale Reporter, March 06, 2014

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With a buyer in the wings, the landmark theatre gets set for its next act By Jennifer Lang with the sale and that this will happen.” Cloverdale BIA executive director Paul OraA deal is in motion that could see the Clova zietti said the deal hinges on whether or not Cinema sold and eventually restored to its original look, changing the face of downtown the church will agree to restore and preserve the heritage value of the building, a condition Cloverdale. A buyer, CrossRidge Church, is in the wings, of sale that could translate into costly repairs. “Our business community is supportive,” mulling over an offer to buy the Clova Cinema building, an iconic heritage landmark at 5731 Orazietti added. “We would like to preserve the structure. If there is a group 176 Street. that could breathe new life into it, It’s still operating as a movie theatre, but business owner Craig “I’ve been operating it’s a lot better than in the past, and letting it fall into decay.” Burghardt hasn’t been able to The pride of Main Street Cloveron hope.” work out another long-term lease dale stood empty for several years with the property’s current owner, making it impossible to consider - Craig Burghardt, in the 1980s, when Odeon opted to sell the theatre rather than congoing ahead with an expensive Clova Cinema vert it into multiple screens. It redigital upgrade as the sun sets on opened as the Clova Cinema in the 35-mm film industry. 1992, and the family-owned busiA real estate agent involved in the deal recently met with members of the ness has been run by Burghardt since 1996. CrossRidge Church has been renting the Cloverdale Improvement Association on Feb. theatre on Sunday mornings for church ser18 for an update and consultation. The Art Deco-style theatre, built in 1946, is vices. It also sublets classroom space across listed on the city’s heritage register, and as re- the street at the Cloverdale Learning Centre, cently as last week, details were being worked and rents the small government office building out on how a buyer would preserve and restore at 17674 58 Avenue, and for now isn’t interested in using the theatre except on Sundays, the building. “We’ve had some discussions on how to according to Orazietti. “The group is ideally suited to it,” he said, preserve the building,” said Jean Lamontagne, general manager of planning and development See CHURCH/ Page 8 with the City of Surrey. “We feel very positive

Not quite to scale

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Spencer Bourke, 12, built this model of the Clova Cinema using Lego bricks in honour of the Lego Movie, which has been playing for the past few weeks. For more on his creative process, turn to Page 2.

Cloverdale, Clayton residents surveyed By Jennifer Lang When it comes to indoor recreation, what should the city’s top priorities for Cloverdale and Clayton should be? Residents of some of Surrey’s fastest-growing neighbourhoods are being asked to take part in a survey being conducted by the Cloverdale Community Association. President Mike Bola says not enough is being done to address the needs of residents of Cloverdale and Clayton, areas that have witnessed rapid

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residential growth in the past decade, and are now closing in on a population of 70,000, making Cloverdale the fourth-largest town centre in Surrey and larger than Fleetwood and Guildford. The association acts as a collective voice to city hall. Lately, its calls have grown louder as members have asked to slow down the pace of development here – allowing infrastructure and services like new schools, pools and parks to catch up. “Residents living in Cloverdale have been waiting for a full recreational facility for a number of

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years, but nothing has surfaced,” Bola said. “Everywhere I go, I get asked, ‘When are we getting our pool and ice staking arena?’” Bola remembers appearing before the city’s parks and recreation committee two years ago asking council to include a three-rink ice arena and a 50-metre pool be included in the 20132017 capital plan – to no avail. Nearly a year later, he was part of a delegation

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