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Metro Vancouver’s final drive-in film theatre says it is going to be shutting down after the 2024 season.
In a Fb submit, Langley’s Twilight Drive-In made the announcement “with a heavy coronary heart.”
“As a consequence of a 260% enhance in property taxes over the past 3 years, and with 72% this yr alone, our landlord has knowledgeable us that they won’t be renewing our lease,” administration for the enduring open-air theatre wrote.
The Twilight Drive-In opened in 2005, two years after the household that owns it shut down operations at Surrey’s Hillcrest Drive-In.
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Within the Fb message, administration stated they wished to provide drive-in followers “a number of discover” of the approaching closure to make sure everybody can take within the drive-in expertise as a lot as attainable over the following two summers.
“We hope that you’ll unfold the phrase about the one drive-in film theatre, in order that those that have by no means skilled a drive-in, could achieve this earlier than the chance is gone ceaselessly,” the submit states.
“We need to thank everybody for the large assist over the previous 18 years, and we hope that we are going to see you on the drive-in to make some extra terrific recollections earlier than we drive off into the sundown.”
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