Group which operates Revue Cinema obtains court injunction to stay open
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The non-profit group which runs Toronto's oldest operating movie theatre says it will remain open after receiving a court injunction halting an eviction next week.
The Revue Cinema will remain open after a court granted the non-profit group running the establishment an injunction Friday, halting a planned eviction next week.
The order will prevent the landlords of Toronto's oldest operating movie theatre from interfering with the Revue Film Society's operations until a trial. As a result, the group said normal operations will continue until further notice.
"It's a huge breath of relief for management, for staff, and for our patrons," Revue Film Society Chair Grant Oyston told CP24 Friday evening.
"So just having an injunction, even until a trial date to be set at some point in the future gives us the opportunity to continue to serve our patrons over the coming days."
The Revue Film Society sought an injunction after their landlord refused to renew a lease set to expire next week.
Oyston said that the group, which operates the historical independent Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles Avenue, was suddenly informed Wednesday that its lease wouldn't be renewed when an agent of the landlord showed up there.
