Toronto Zoo Strike Costs Toronto $4 Million

Last spring, the Toronto Zoo saw a strike over wages for its workers, which caused the Zoo to remain closed for 5 weeks while an agreement was reached.

The agreement gave the workers a 1.25-per-cent wage hike in each of the four years of their contracts and the non-union staff will be closely watched as the Zoo board will decide on what they will receive as a result.

Figures were released in a report on attendance and revenue which revealed:

The Zoo expected 218,012 visitors
Net forecast loss of $3.99 million

After they re-opened, they still saw a decrease in attendance of 65,125 due to cancellations of group trips and camps. With the addition of the pandas, attendance hit 1.3 million and is expected to dip once they are transported to Calgary.

Overall, August attendance levels were below target, but, still above 2016 levels with a rebound happening in September.

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By: Nicolas Di Nardo

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