Pool at 24 Sussex cost more than $27,000 so far over last two years

Costs include a new diving board, but according to reports on plans, one option being considered is to demolish the pool house.

The pool house at 24 Sussex Dr., pictured back in 2006. Recent documents obtained through access to information indicate it's cost more than $27,000 in maintenance, repairs and other work so far over the last two fiscal years.Photograph courtesy of the National Capital Commission

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

May 1, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family may call Rideau Cottage home, but various facilities at the official residence at 24 Sussex Dr. continue to operate, including the pool, which itself cost more than $18,000 in 2015-16 to maintain. “While the prime minister and his family reside at Ride...

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