Nearly half of the 20 safety-related charges against Ottawa’s Calypso waterpark were recently dropped in court and park officials plan to overturn the remaining charges which were brought forth by the province’s Technical Standards and Safety Act (TSSA) in 2013.
In a report by the Ottawa Sun, Calypso lawyer Lawrence Greenspon said the company was “very disappointed” when these charges were laid.
“Eighteen months later, and before the trial is even completed, the Crown now recognizes nearly half of the charges should not continue and should be dropped,” he added.
The alleged safety violations were a result of a number of incidents that were reported on various water slide attractions in 2011 and 2012. According to the report, the TSSA’s investigation of the waterpark found various problems, including failure to report serious incidents and inadequate training of staff that were operating the slides.
Calypso opened in 2010 after the company invested $65 million to build 35 water slides, one of Canada’s largest wave pools, along with one of North America’s tallest water slide towers.
