Hot tub market down, but not out

Although the Canadian spa/hot tub industry continued to falter in 2009 due to the economy and poor weather, consumer interest and sales picked up late last fall and has continued into 2010.

Long-time Quebec pool builder declares bankruptcy

Piscines Val-Morin, a Quebec-based swimming pool and hot tub builder and retailer is closing its doors after a failed proposal under the Bankruptcy Act.

Swimming pools exempt from Toronto soft landscaping bylaw

The latest draft of Toronto's zoning bylaw addressing rear yard soft landscaping requirements now includes an exemption for the surface area of pools and ancillary structures containing water.

More wishes to come true in Canada

An agreement between Marquis Spas and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada will see the portable hot tub manufacturer's sponsorship of the program officially expand north of the border.

Another Edmonton hotel pool fined for unsanitary conditions

The west-end Travelodge hotel, along with its owners and mangers, received more than $14,000 in fines from Edmonton's provincial court after pleading guilty to several charges under the Public Health Act.