Montreal Theatre

On April 19, 1995, 65 years after it first opened, the Montreal reopened with a variety night featuring local talent to a more than packed house (the theatre now seats 572). In the first 6 months 10,000 patrons (equal to the shire population) came through the door. By the end of the first year it was 25,000. Movies are shown about once a week, sometimes more often. The projection and sound equipment has continuously been improved thanks to the dedication of the chief projectionist David Riddell without whose expertise nothing would have been achieved. In 1998 with the support of the Blakeney Millar Trust Foundation and monies raised through the community, the theatre was able to be purchased on behalf of the community