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Burton Cummings Theatre too hot to handle? Owners eye AC

A Winnipeg woman says she got heat exhaustion after seeing a show at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg.

Concert-goer complains of extreme heat in Winnipeg venue, owners say upgrades coming

Burton Cummings Theatre too hot to handle? Owners eye AC

10 years ago
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A Winnipeg woman says she got heat exhaustion after seeing a show at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg.

A Winnipeg woman says she got heat exhaustion after seeing a show at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg.

Rosita Lopez and about 1,200 other fans went to see Serena Ryder perform at the historic venue last week.
Temperature control in the 107-year-old Burton Cummings Theatre is one of the things owners True North Sports and Entertainment are looking at. (Google Street View)

But Lopez said she left feeling sick.

It was very uncomfortable, said Lopez. By the time the concert was over, I had quite a headache and through the night I was really ill.

Temperatures hit 27 C on Wednesday last week when Ryder performed.

With all the people at the concert and the hot air rising, Lopez said the upper balconies where she was sitting were stifling.

She saidno fans were operating for air movementand the theatre does not have air conditioning.

True North Sports and Entertainment took over the 107-year-old building in April.

Senior vice president Kevin Donnelly said he completely understands Lopezs complaints and knows the old building needs upgrades.

I think that the venue has a reputation now for some of these deficiencies, he said. Its going to take a long time to recover and for people to build their own confidences.

Donnelly, who was also at Wednesdays concert, said temperature control is just one of the things True North is working on in the building.