Café in aquatic centre facility seeking compensation for losses
The Minisapoy Café is looking for financial compensation from the City of North Battleford for the revenue losses it incurred while the wave pool was closed, as well as for aquatic centre program changes that were said to have impacted its coffers.
At North Battleford City Hall’s meeting Monday, Wayne Ray, president of Minisapoy Café, a tenant in the Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre building, said several closures this last month led to the financial loss. There was a partial pool closure which affected programming and the city’s discontinuation of the Toonie Tuesday swim night promotion. Ray said it led to less customers.
Ray also mentioned in his report that the café, a family business, doesn’t receive any grants or subsidies from the city that may serve as a buffer for these losses.