Vancouver Aquarium closing to the public until further notice
Aquarium announced Monday it is laying off 209 staff as losses continue
CBC News · Posted: Aug 31, 2020
The Vancouver Aquarium announced Monday more than 200 staff members are being laid off, primarily from the operations sector, as the aquarium closes to the public in an effort to save money after months of financial loss.
The Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the facility, said in a statement all public programming will be "paused" until further notice as of Sept. 7.
The closure means dozens of people, from full-time to part-time to casual workers, are losing their jobs.
"Staff reductions were an incredibly difficult decision and one we truly hoped to avoid," Christian Baxter, board chair of Ocean Wise, wrote in the statement.
The layoffs announced Monday are in addition to more than 330 people who already lost their jobs at the aquarium in the early spring.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-aquarium-layoffs-2020-1.5706251
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