By the end of this year the Paramount Theatre will have a new lease on life, a small quick service restaurant and a larger brew pub.

Ronmor Developers out of Calgary embarked on redeveloping the 70 year old theatre last year and according to the company含羞草研究社檚 vice president Doug Porozni, it was a 含羞草研究社渟ignificant task.含羞草研究社�

The concrete floor that was walked on for the better part of a century and everything above it has slowly been dismantled.

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It also wouldn含羞草研究社檛 have been that easy to get rid of it.

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As they jack-hammered away the remnants of the theatre, however, they did have to support the structure, which is obvious from a street level observation.

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And, while they did, there were a few artifacts salvaged to add character to the new projects, said Porozni.

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Beyond that, however, the new leessee will decide how the building will turn out and they含羞草研究社檒l embark on installing fixtures in May.

Porozni said that while the project has had its challenges, it was ultimately a lot of fun to complete.

He won含羞草研究社檛, however, reveal who the new tenants are just yet.