One of Canada’s major symphony orchestras has called off its season 48-hours before it was set to begin.

According to an announcement, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will not be commencing the season this week as planned and scheduled concerts and all other activities of the orchestra for the 2023-24 season will not be proceeding.

The symphony’s website currently shows no upcoming performances or events on its calendar.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony was founded in 1945.  In January of this year, it made an appeal the Region of Waterloo for a special one-time grant of $100-thousand citing the pandemic and its impact on finances.

The symphony says it’ll be contacting ticket holders in the coming days regarding next steps and expects to be able to provide more information soon.