Talk to the animals: Calgary Zoo fully reopens after flooding
CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo has fully reopened five months after it was shut down by major flooding in southern Alberta.
Hundreds of people cheered as Mayor Naheed Nenshi (nah-HEHD’ NEHN’-shee) ripped a banner saying the zoo is open for business.
Nenshi says the animal park is a major tourist attraction for Calgary and there are countless heroes who worked to keep the animals safe.
The zoo usually receives 1.3 million visitors a year.
The closure led to layoffs and the relocation of several animals to other zoos in North America.
The facility is in a flood plain, but Nenshi said it makes more sense to spend tens of millions to flood-proof it than hundreds of millions to relocate it.
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