WEYBURN - The board of directors of the Weyburn Theatre Co-operative, along with representatives of the Weyburn Oilwomen, Weyburn Credit Union, the City of Weyburn and DSI Contracting all gathered at the future site of Weyburn's new theatre on Third Street on Thursday for a ground-breaking ceremony.
The co-operative's board members have been working diligently with their design and construction team and engineered drawings are nearing completion. Once engineered plans are complete, the construction team will be seeking bids from sub-trades to finalize costs.
With the ground-breaking held, work crews will proceed with the foundation work, which includes a significant number of concrete piles. The committee wants the public to realize there is a good chance they will have to pause after this stage is complete until funds are in place to proceed with the rest of the project.
“What we do know is that construction costs are going to be meaningfully higher than what we originally estimated nearly three years ago,” said Sean Purdue, treasurer of the board. “While we don’t have the updated figures, we are anticipating that we will need to raise an additional $1 million before this project can be completed.”
Those wishing to donate can e-Transfer [email protected] or contact the group at that address. PayPal payments are also an option by visiting www.weyburntheatre.com and clicking on the ‘donate now’ button.
Weyburn Theatre Community Service Co-operative is a non-profit organization, formed with the exclusive goal of bringing the movies back to the City of Weyburn.
