spa business insider 10 February 2023 Issue 416
A Spa Business publication
Eco lagoon planned for Quebec
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Plans for a net-zero geothermal bathing lagoon and chalet village near Québec City, Canada are blazing a trail in sustainability. GeoLagoon, a privately funded company, is on a mission to create a relaxing nature-centric eco-village which it claims will be powered entirely by natural resources in Charlevoix, a region northwest of the province’s capital. The beating heart of the destination would be a man-made 120,000sq ft lagoon which would be one of the largest GEOLAGOON
of its kind in the world. Underneath the lagoon, a vast patentpending thermal reservoir will be heated
■■ The lagoon would feature 300 chalets
to 70˚C by a combination of geothermal, solar and biomass energy. This is
He is looking to collaborate with
designed to not only keep the lagoon at a toasty 38˚C throughout the year but
a third-party operator to open a
to also heat the site's 300 chalets.
world-class spa at the property. He said: “Guests will be able to bathe and
GeoLagoon is owned by Louis Massicotte – a Canadian entrepreneur.
enjoy epic mountain views during the day and
who created the concept having been
soak by star and moonlight in the evenings.”
impressed by Iceland’s Blue Lagoon.
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