OTTAWA -- Calypso's summer is now over. The president and CEO of the popular water park east of Ottawa says the park will not reopen in 2020. "We can't at this point in time," said Sylvain Lauzon on Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron. "It's not even a financial question.
Our employees, I totally understand, they've found other jobs. We don't have enough for us to be able to open." Lauzon says he will be seeking compensation from the Ontario government for a summer of lost revenue after the provincial tourism minister said the park must remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The water park in Limoges, Ont., just outside of Ottawa, submitted detailed plans to the government on how to keep customers safe, but was