SURVEY EMPRESS THEATRE
planet B is conducting a survey to find out what NDG residents and Montrealers believe should be the future of the Empress Theatre and what kind of activities they would like to see there.

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* 1. Are you a resident of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ?

Yes

I live in a neighbourhood adjacent to NDG (Côte-des-Neiges, Côte-St-Luc, Hampstead, Montreal West, Mount Royal, Westmount, Saint-Henri).

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* 2. Do you :

Live within 200 m of the Empress Theatre

Own a business within 500 m of the Empress Theatre

None of the above

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* 3. Do you wish to see the Empress Theatre become an arts and culture venue for the CDN-NDG borough?

Yes

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* 4. If you answered 'no' to Q3, what should the Empress Theatre become instead of an arts and culture venue?

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It should be privately developed while maintaining the heritage qualities of the architecture

It should serve as a municipal building

It should serve as a commercial building such as office spaces

It should be demolished

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In the past, the Empress Theatre and Cinema V were a cabaret and a cinema. Please rank, by order of preference, what do you would like to see in this building now.

A conference/banquet hall that could be rented

A cinema that shows art house/repertoire movies

A concert venue

A cinema that shows commercial/hollywood movies

A practice space for local arts and culture groups

A coworking space geared towards arts and culture workers

An art gallery or exhibition space

A residence space for arts and culture residencies

A year-round fruit and vegetable market

A microbrewery, café or restaurant

A community garden rooftop terrasse

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* 6. In your own words, what do you think should be the future purpose of the Empress Theatre? How should the building be transformed?

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* 7. Given that any project in the Empress Theatre would be a potential multi-million dollar project, do you believe that there should be financial support from the City of Montreal?

Yes, the project should receive major funding from the City of Montreal

Yes, the project should receive some funding from the City of Montreal

Yes, the project should receive minor funding from the City of Montreal

No, the project should be supported by the City of Montreal but receive no municipal funding.

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* 8. planet B is working with Pépinière & Co. to propose a temporary project called The Porch which would offer an outside terrasse in front of The Empress and a box that would allow residents to look inside the building in a safe and secure environment. Would you be in favour of such a transition project with the objective of engaging citizens?

Yes

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* 9. Are you satisfied with the developments of the past five years concerning the Empress Theatre?

Yes

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* 10. Why are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the developments of the past five years?

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* 11. The following questions are to help us make sure we get responses from a diversity of people in the neighbourhood, please feel free to answer all, some, or none of the questions, as you feel comfortable. Your responses in this section will not affect your participation in this survey.

What is your age?

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 to 74

75 or older

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* 12. planet B is a community arts organizer in NDG and part of the Friends of the Empress. If you would like to become a Friend of the Empress, please share your contact information.

Name

Company

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 13. What is your gender?

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* 14. Thank you for your time, we appreciate your feedback as it will help us understand the needs of the community. Should you have further comments, we encourage you to use the box below. Please, visit our website to discover more about Friends of the Empress and how you can impact your community positively.