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$225K for a New Pool Slide? Municipal Mayors Say They’re Struggling to Keep up with Soaring Costs

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The new slide will be installed at a local pool in a municipality northwest of Montreal next year. The mayor of Sainte-Thérèse, Que., acknowledges the price is exorbitant, but says there was no other choice.

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$225K for a new pool slide? Municipal mayors say they’re struggling to keep up with soaring costs

The new slide will be installed at a local pool in a municipality northwest of Montreal next year. The mayor of Sainte-Thérèse, Que., acknowledges the price is exorbitant, but says there was no other choice.

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Here's Why a Pool Slider Costs $225,000

The bill of the slide of the Sainte-Thérèse swimming pool illustrates the explosion of infrastructure costs that many municipal elected officials denounce.

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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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