As Canada Day approaches, Rick Hunter isn’t just celebrating a long weekend, he’s celebrating a legacy that stretches from high school in Ottawa to some of the world’s most iconic water parks.
“I grew up in the west end of the city, I went to Nepean High School,” said Hunter, now president and CEO of ProSlide Technology Inc. “I was a hockey player and a gymnast. But I bumped into a ski coach at Carlington Park, that chance meeting changed everything.”
It did more than launch a ski racing career that landed him on Canada’s national team. It planted the seed for an idea that would grow into a Canadian-made juggernaut, reshaping the water ride industry and leaving an unmistakable mark on global amusement parks while keeping its headquarters firmly rooted in Ottawa.
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