08/06/2026
From a feature by Liam Casey for The Canadian Press
“Closed to the public since 2024, Marineland invited The Canadian Press inside the park on several occasions in June and July as the end of its days drew near.
The invitation was a reversal for Marineland after it banned a Canadian Press reporter from the park under threat of trespass charges in 2023, during reporting that exposed multiple beluga deaths at the park. Marineland also pledged to stop responding to the newswire’s questions. The park kept that promise until earlier this year.
It was also the first time in more than a decade that Marineland welcomed journalists inside, other than a National Geographic film crew that documented a smaller whale move in 2021.”
We will be visiting Marineland a few more times before it finally closes for good. More to come from Liam Casey and I.
