Fire at a popular ski resort north of Barrie has forced its closure until further notice.
Hardwood Ski and Bike in Oro-Medonte, suffered about $1 million in damages after an accidental electrical fire on Christmas Day in the bathroom of the main chalet according to the Fire Marshal's office.
"Because of the dollar loss, the type of large fire that it was, it's a requirement to have the fire marshal come in for that type of loss so they were here to assist us," says Hugh Murray, Oro-Medonte fire chief.
No one was hurt in the fire.
The tough job for resort officials now is trying to determine when it can re-open, which is affecting its winter staff of 70.
"It’s a question right now about all the ski instructors and people that help with all of those on snow programs. We don't know when we'll be able to re-open again for skiing. It's literally a minute-by-minute, day-by-day, trying to figure out exactly what it means for all of those people," says Gareth Houben, general manager of Hardwood.
Houben and his team are planning to hold an online information session on Friday so members of the public can ask any questions they might have.
For more information, you can visit Hardwood's website.
with files from CTV News Barrie