Calypso Waterpark will not be opening for the 2020 season. In a statement to CBC News, Calypso Waterpark said they had expected to open under the government's Stage 3 plan in mid July and had therefore "invested hundreds of thousands to prepare the park." "Even with a comprehensive reopening plan that was pre-approved early July by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, the provincial government has put a hold on the waterpark industry in Ontario," the statement said. Ontario Tourism Minister Lisa MacLeod says waterparks like Calypso will remain closed on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. "The Chief Medical Officer of Health has advised our government and we have accepted his science that theme parks and waterparks will not be able to open at this time," she said.

Source: CBC News August 06, 2020 00:00 UTC