Glen Echo Park, Ontario
In April 2009, after years of trying to sell the camp to nudists, the owners sold the property; in August 2009, it was announced that the camp would close down in October 2009 as it was bought by a private buyer for personal use.
The announcement that the club would close effective October 1, 2009 only gave members about a month's notice. The news of the sale and closure came as a surprise to the membership because they had been given repeated assurances that the park would be sold to someone who would maintain it as a nudist club. Because some had significant investments in elaborate cabins that could not easily be moved, many members felt betrayed.
Members fought to keep the park open. A September 2009 Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) ruling gave the members an additional year before they would be required to vacate. This ruling was subsequently overturned when the LTB ruled the act did not apply.
References
- ^ "Seniors Shed Shyness Along With Clothes", Kitchener Record, April 8, 1997 (pay site).
- ^ Robyn Doolittle, "Interest sags in nude retreats", Toronto Star, June 4, 2007.
- ^ Robyn Doolittle, "Nudists are losing a place to hang out", Toronto Star, August 28, 2009.
- ^ Peats, Don (29 August 2009). "Nudists stripped of their homes". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Letter to members". Letter to Members of Glen Echo Park. August 21, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The Sale of Glen Echo Park". The Echo. Spring 2005.
- ^ "Letter to members". Letter to Members of Glen Echo Park. December 1, 2005.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Nudists to appear at hearings to fight for homes in southwestern Ont. park", Canadian Press in Canadaeast.com (Brunswick News), September 28th, 2009.
- ^ Ian Robertson,"Nudists covered for a year", Toronto Sun, September 29, 2009.
- ^ LTB Member Berkowitz's orders of Jan 2010 and Jan 2011