London’s economic development agency courted a private Ontario reptile zoo to expand into the city, despite opposition from some councillors and the fact zoos have been illegal within city limits for over a decade, according to Reptilia president Brian Child.
“They contacted us,” Child said of the effort by the London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) to convince his business into opening a location within the city.
It almost looks like the left hand and the right hand don’t know what’s going on in this city.- Brian Child, president of Reptilia
“We didn’t have plans to expand into London at the time. They knew what
