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People who were injured on water slides at Calypso Water Park will be allowed to tell their stories in court, but an Ottawa justice of the peace set limits so the court won’t become a “forum for emotions, feelings or consequences not relevant to the case.”
Justice of the peace Julie Lauzon made the ruling Thursday on the second day of the trial of Calypso for alleged safety violations.
The ruling allows witnesses to speak about three incidents at the park, but Lauzon ruled that the “resulting injuries are not an essential element” of the charges.
Lawyers for Calypso had earlier argued that the testimony could be “sensational but irrelevant” to the case, while prosecutors said the witnesses wanted to tell their story and deserved a public airing.
The water park, about 45 minutes east of Ottawa near Limoges, faces 20 charges under Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Act stemming from alleged safety violations at the water park in 2011 and 2012. Three of the charges involve a ride called the Orange Bobsleigh. The other 17 involve another ride called The Steamer as well as the level of supervision in a child’s playground called Pirate’s Aqua Play.
Much of Thursday’s proceedings involved legal arguments about the admissibility of various logs and reports kept by the water park’s operators.
The trial resumes Monday.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
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Justice of the peace Julie Lauzon made the ruling Thursday on the second day of the trial of Calypso for alleged safety violations.
The ruling allows witnesses to speak about three incidents at the park, but Lauzon ruled that the “resulting injuries are not an essential element” of the charges.
Lawyers for Calypso had earlier argued that the testimony could be “sensational but irrelevant” to the case, while prosecutors said the witnesses wanted to tell their story and deserved a public airing.
The water park, about 45 minutes east of Ottawa near Limoges, faces 20 charges under Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Act stemming from alleged safety violations at the water park in 2011 and 2012. Three of the charges involve a ride called the Orange Bobsleigh. The other 17 involve another ride called The Steamer as well as the level of supervision in a child’s playground called Pirate’s Aqua Play.
Much of Thursday’s proceedings involved legal arguments about the admissibility of various logs and reports kept by the water park’s operators.
The trial resumes Monday.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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