crows to burnaby

So far this week I've heard two venue-related rumours:

• SOMA, the lovely hipster cafe on Main Street, is moving.
• The Marine Club, a neat old bar where we played for New Music West last year, is closing.

Can anyone verify or deny these rumours, or offer any more useful information?

I hope neither of them are true but suspect both of them are.

UPDATE: Darren confirms the Marine Club closure. And I can confirm the SOMA move - I stopped in and asked them this evening, and apparently SOMA and Monsoon's lease is up, the building has been sold, and the new owner just "wants the place to be empty when he takes ownership". There's probably more details to it than that, but AAGGGH! SOMA and Monsoon are two of my favourite things about the neighbourhood, and they're getting the boot. Why would anyone want to close such terrific little places? *sobs brokenheartedly*