A good friend of mine is in the process of rebuilding his movie theatre (Wales Theatre) that was flooded in June. Someone from the High River Times did an interview with him describing the on going rebuild and the hardships associated with it.
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After fleeing High River’s flood with his wife and family, Kidwai returned to a grim sight at the Wales Theatre some 14 days later.
“It broke my heart because this place is very dear to me,” he said, noting there was three feet of water in the front and up to nine feet in the back near the screen.
“Just to go and open the door to see, I must have fallen three times because there was three feet of mud, especially in the auditorium.”
The basement—the former home of the vaudevillian dressing rooms—was submerged. Kidwai lost antique projectors, posters among other items in the deluge.
“This old lady has seen quite a few floods,” he said, speaking fondly of the building. “I knew it could take a licking, but inside, the severity of the damage was not obvious.”
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http://www.highrivertimes.com/2013/0...-well-underway