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By Rhonda Massad<\/a><\/p>\n

West Islanders are once again on the hook for the Fina Competition held last year at Park Jean Drapeau.<\/p>\n

As reported by The Suburban,<\/em> the Montreal Agglomeration Council just months before the competition and with no agreement on the Olympic facilities, voted, Jan. 30, 2014 to spend $2.7 million for a portable pool facility, rather than hold Fina World Aquatics Championship (FWC) events at Pointe Claire\u2019s new $18 million, state-of the-art aquatic centre.<\/p>\n

Kirkland Mayor Michel Gibson voiced his concern right from the outset when the Association of Suburban Municipalities (ASM), which represents Montreal\u2019s demerged suburbs, voted against the expense in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were completely against this,\u201d he said when it was proposed in 2014.<\/p>\n

West Island taxpayers contributed more than a half-million dollars (18.7% percent of the total expense) to this competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe council has sent a clear message to West Islanders that they are only part of the agglomeration when it comes to paying for important island-wide activities,\u201d complained Mayor Gibson, \u201cbut not when it comes to benefiting from such events.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the games came up short, Montreal recently found itself in a position to have to cut another cheque for $500,000, a portion of which will be paid by demerged municipalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want it then and we don\u2019t want it now. With a perfectly viable option in Pointe Claire, this is turning out to be an very expensive event,\u201d Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa told The Suburban<\/em> in an interview.<\/p>\n

More than 30,000 participants and revenues of $100 million were expected, only 9,000 participants turned up with revenues of $60 million. The temporary pool will now be installed in Rivi\u00e8res des Prairies.<\/p>\n

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A pool too far: West Island gets soaked again.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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