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Film.ca story is one fit for the Silver Screen by Abigail Cukier Special to the Beaver 7 | Friday, November 14, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com When Jeff Knoll woke up that late October day in 2013, it was like a scene from his favourite movie, It's A Wonderful Life. The previous night, the owner of Film. ca cinemas in Oakville (formerly Encore Cinemas), had sent out a desperate email to friends and loyal cinema-goers. Knoll had decided to close the theatre because of financial struggles related to competition with larger theatres and chiefly due to having to convert to digital projections. Film studios had slowly been switching over movies to digital and reducing the supply of 35 mm films. By the end of 2013, they planned to be fully digital. The cost to convert one screen was between $75,000-$120,000. "I had called in my general manager and we decided we had no choice but to close the doors," said Knoll, who is also Oakville's Ward 5 Town and Regional councillor. see Christmas on p.8 A STEP BEYOND IN CARE Do you have: Salima Kassam Reg. Chiropodist Film.ca co-owners David Jenkins, left, and Jeff Knoll outside the Speers Road theatre, formally known as Encore Cinemas. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) · Foot/Arch Pain? · Ingrown Toenails? · Diabetes? · Swollen Ankles? · Corns, Calluses? Call for an appointment 905-632-1414 728 Burloak Drive www.footandhealthclinic.com ReaL esTaTe LaW legal matters Q a John Hall Who qualifies for the Provincial Land Transfer Tax Rebate? Come for a visit and see why MAC should be your school too! Land Transfer Tax is payable on all land acquisitions based on a sliding scale referenced to the Purchase Price. There is currently a program to allow first-time homebuyers a refund (or more properly a tax reduction) to a maximum of $2000. As such, a purchase of $227,500 or less by a first-time buyer of an eligible home will result in no Land Transfer Tax being payable. On purchases above this amount, a credit of $2000 will be available and Land Transfer Tax will be payable only on the consideration in excess of $227,500. To qualify for the rebate, a purchaser cannot have previously owned an eligible home anywhere in the world or have a spouse who has owned an eligible home anywhere in the world while they were spouses. The definition of spouse extends to common law relationships. An eligible home includes a detached house, semidetached house, shares in a co-operative, year round mobile homes, a condominium unit and a partial ownership interest in a home if such ownership interest entitles the owner to the right to inhabit the home. Lawyers in your corner: John is a Partner at Ross & McBride LLP, practising in the Real Estate Law Group. He has over twenty-five years experience in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate law, from land development through financing to sale and purchase. John is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Real Estate Law. Areas of Expertise · Estate Conveyancing · Real Estate - Commercial · Real Estate - Residential · Mortgage Financing · Land Development THIS IS MY SCHOOL Spend-A-Day at MacLachlan College Friday, November 21, 2014 (Halton PA Day) We welcome your child to come and experience a day in the life of a MacLachlan College student and discover what the "MAC Experience" is all about. Registration is required as space is limited. For further information and to register please please call 905-844-0372 ext. 235. MacLachlan is a co-educational school from Pre-K to Grade 12. 905-844-0372 ext. 235 admissions@maclachlan.ca 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville 1 King Street West, 10th Floor Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 1a4 Phone: 905 526-9800 Email: jhall@rossmcbride.com www.maclachlan.ca The advice offered in this advertorial column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice.