This was our first time to compete for one of these, so we feel very fortunate, ... And the people in the preservation program appeared to be very excited to be working with the Royal Theatre.

I do think that this is a great opportunity for the theater, ... Hopefully, it will inspire other groups to help us preserve this wonderful piece of the past and make it continue to be usable for the future.

We're having a lot of young people participate, and we want to make sure the theater is a safe environment for them.

We will be filing progress reports with the Department of Heritage and they will stay in close touch with us throughout the project.