Terry Fox Theatre

The Terry Fox Theatre is a proscenium theatre in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, opened in 1999. Although attached to Terry Fox Secondary School, the theatre is operated as a stand-alone facility by the Terry Fox Theatre Advisory Group (TAG), a registered federal charity governed by a volunteer board of directors, in addition to being used as a classroom space by the school. Both the theatre and school were named for humanitarian Terry Fox, who was raised in Port Coquitlam.

Overview

The theatre has 336 seats, with 234 seats on the orchestra level, and another 102 seats on the balcony. [http://www.bctouring.org/venue-listings/terry-fox-theatre.html BC Touring Council: Terry Fox Theatre] ]

In 2007, a dispute began over a recent move by the school board to severely restrict use of the theatre in favour of rental revenue.

In late February 2008, Theatre restrictions have lifted to a point where students from Terry Fox Secondary may use it to an extent. Theatre Meetings are still being held for further restrictions to be lifted. [http://cknw.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=74281744912&rem=77730&red=801174423aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm CKNW: Fox Theatre Matter Remains Unresolved] ]

External links

* [http://www.terryfoxtheatre.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.terryfoxtheatre.com/images/theater.jpgPhoto of theatre exterior]
* [http://www.terryfoxtheatre.com/images/seating1.jpgPhoto of theatre seating]
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=49.263184,-122.748173&spn=0.002475,0.004989&t=k&z=18&om=1 Satellite view of the Terry Fox Theatre on Google Maps (theatre is on the north side of the building)]

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