{"id":913345,"date":"2026-09-28T22:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913345\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:50:21","slug":"in-photos-largest-indoor-aquatic-centre-on-west-island-opens-in-pierrefonds-roxboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913345\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: Largest indoor aquatic centre on West Island opens in Pierrefonds-Roxboro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city of Montreal has inaugurated what it\u2019s describing as the largest indoor aquatic complex on the West Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new facility in Pierrefonds-Roxboro includes a 25-metre eight-lane swimming pool with one-metre and three-metre diving boards as well as a recreational pool with a wading area, slide and water play features. There is also a steam room and other facilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9604_305452155.jpg\" alt=\"0928 city complex - 9604\" class=\"wp-image-100294685\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex has an eight-lane swimming pool with one-metre and three-metre diving boards. Dave Sidaway \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9630_305452147.jpg\" alt=\"A recreational pool with a wading area, slide and water play features. \" class=\"wp-image-100294694\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex has a recreational pool with a wading area, slide and water play features. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open swimming at the complex is scheduled to begin this fall, the city said in a news release, with other  programming gradually beginning over the course of the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access is free for all residents of the city of Montreal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city says it spent $66 million, along with $7.5 million from the province, to build the pool. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility uses geothermic heating to reduce power usage, and the city says the facility\u2019s water-management and filtration systems will reduce its use of potable water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9597_305452143.jpg\" alt=\"A 25-metre eight-lane swimming pool.\" class=\"wp-image-100294697\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex includes a 25-metre eight-lane swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9620_305452149.jpg\" alt=\"a recreational pool with a wading area, slide and water play features. \" class=\"wp-image-100294724\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex has a recreational pool with a wading area, slide and water play features.  Dave Sidaway \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9659_305452139.jpg\" alt=\"The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex.\" class=\"wp-image-100294698\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex. Dave Sidaway \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0928-city-complex-9541_305452153.jpg\" alt=\"The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex.\" class=\"wp-image-100294684\"  \/>The Pierrefonds-Roxboro aquatic and recreational complex. 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