Calabogie Peaks ski hill to open Thursday as province eases restrictions
The slopes of Calabogie Peaks Resort will open to skiers Thursday as part of the province s plans to gradually ease pandemic restrictions amid declining COVID-19 case numbers.
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Ontario ski hills hoping for strong end to season as they get ready to reopen
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1:07Jim Hemlin, chief operating officer of Calabogie Peaks Resort, says the revenue lost during the lockdown won’t be coming back, but he’s happy to get a chance to welcome skiers again for the end of the season.1:07
BARRIE, ONT. Ski resorts feel the pinch, with the lockdown s price tag hitting steep heights. Probably close to $90 million just for the 50 resorts in the province, said Ontario Ski Resorts Association s president, Kevin Nichol. Nichol says that for the first time in 30 years, the industry may have to look to the government for a bailout to survive. He says 9,000 jobs were lost before Christmas. Our protocols were working well, and then all of a sudden the government has decided that they don t want us to operate, Nichol says he feels the ski industry was singled out. The fact that we re the only jurisdiction in North America not skiing right now, and we worked side by side with all the other regions and developed all the same procedures. and yet, here we are in Ontario. I don t know why we are being treated differently, he says.
Over 70,000 Sign Petition Urging Ford to Open Ontario Ski Hills
A petition signed by over 70,000 people is urging the Ontario government to allow skiing this winter.
Launched by Bradford resident Dwayne Cardoso, the petition, which has garnered more than 70,000 supporters since Dec. 21, wants Premier Doug Ford to allow ski hills to operate during the province-wide lockdown that went into effect Saturday.
“Skiing should be the safest sport to participate in with face coverings, mandatory space between patrons (skis and snowboards easily facilitate social distancing),” Cardoso said. “Riding chair lifts with only family, in a time of immense negativity, this can also help our mental health, not to mention the exercise that we all desperately want.”