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Taxpayers will spend an additional $2.5 million to extend the operation of the Canada 150 skating rink on Parliament Hill, Canadian Heritage confirmed Thursday.
The heritage department had originally planned to keep the rink open until New Year’s Eve, but Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced in November that it would be extended until the end of February.
The costs to keep open and maintain the rink between Dec. 7 to Dec. 31 totalled $5.6 million. The additional $2.5 million will cover operational expenses that include staffing, labour and snow removal, as well as administrative costs such as marketing, social media and website support.
The total cost adds up to $9.1 million when other programming and administrative costs are included, although Joly’s press secretary, Simon Ross, said the department expects to be under budget for the projected $2.5 million cost.
Ross said the rink will be donated to a community in need, and that they expect more than 100,000 people to have used the rink by the weekend.
Aaron Wudrick, a spokesman for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, scoffed when he heard about the added cost.
“They could’ve built 150 smaller rinks across Canada for the same price,” Wudrick said.
“This is a waste of money.”
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The heritage department had originally planned to keep the rink open until New Year’s Eve, but Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced in November that it would be extended until the end of February.
The costs to keep open and maintain the rink between Dec. 7 to Dec. 31 totalled $5.6 million. The additional $2.5 million will cover operational expenses that include staffing, labour and snow removal, as well as administrative costs such as marketing, social media and website support.
The total cost adds up to $9.1 million when other programming and administrative costs are included, although Joly’s press secretary, Simon Ross, said the department expects to be under budget for the projected $2.5 million cost.
Ross said the rink will be donated to a community in need, and that they expect more than 100,000 people to have used the rink by the weekend.
Aaron Wudrick, a spokesman for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, scoffed when he heard about the added cost.
“They could’ve built 150 smaller rinks across Canada for the same price,” Wudrick said.
“This is a waste of money.”
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