A campaign to save the last drive-in theatre in the Lower Mainland is gathering support online.

By Wednesday afternoon, June 21, the online change.org petition had gathered more than 1,300 signatures.

Petition organizer Jasmine Mitchell recalled the iconic drive-in was 鈥渨here my boyfriend and I had our very first date!鈥�

Among those who signed, Kashmir Penkoco declared 鈥淰ancouver鈥檚 last standing drive in deserves better,鈥� and Ferris Zaugg described the tax hike as 鈥渞idiculous.鈥�

READ ALSO: Aldergrove鈥檚 Twilight Drive-In announces it will close

In making the announcement, Twilight owner Jay Daulat said the drive-in would be shutting down after the 2024 summer season, citing rising taxes as the reason.

Elsewhere on social media, other expressions of regret and support were being made.

Karen Hefferland called it 鈥渢errible new鈥� adding 鈥渨e took the kids when they were young, and now they take their friends. I鈥檝e even been able to take my grandson. This makes me so sad鈥︹��

Lori Neville described it as 鈥渕y favourite local date night activity with my husband.鈥�

Kelsey Anderson commented: 鈥淲hat a sad end to such an amazing place鈥︹��

READ ALSO: Can the Lower Mainland鈥檚 last drive-in be saved? 91原创鈥檚 mayor thinks it might be possible.

On Saturday, June 17, Township Mayor Eric Woodward announced he was instructing staff to 鈥渟tart to consider possible options to address this [shutdown] and keep Twilight Drive-In open and operating in Aldergrove, subject to possible council direction at our next meeting on June 26th.鈥�

In his online statement, Mayor Woodward called Twilight a 鈥済reat destination so many of us don鈥檛 want to lose,鈥� adding he wished the business 鈥渉ad reached out to me prior to this announcement to see what could be done, as I would have been on it right away. Regardless, we will now start that process.鈥�

According to the website, the Aldergrove theatre is believed to be one of only three surviving drive-ins in the entire province, with the others being the the Starlight in Enderby, and the Park in Prince George.

There are 43 in all of Canada, with the most (18) in Ontario.