A spa village east of Toronto that made headlines last month after it was forced to close some of its facilities due to a ‘health hazard’ will reopen its pools on Thursday.
Wednesday evening, the team behind Thermëa Spa Village in Whitby, Ont. provided the public with an update on the work it says it’s been doing behind the scenes to reopen.
More than two dozen guests told CTV News Toronto that they contracted some type of staph infection in the days that followed their exposure to that saltwater pool.
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