I would have assumed this was an election stunt to bolster support for Sunday's vote but Mayor Marblemouth Trent has already been acclaimed so it's most likely for testing purposes.
Sadly, people who do not reside in Westmount will not have access to these facilities which were funded by a large extent by the province and federal government.
Montreal does not exclude Westmounters from using various Montreal city facilities.
So, for example, youngsters can play in the various Montreal hockey leagues even though Westmount has its own league and likely the same one-way generosity applies to many other sports and activities.
Westmount, in spite of its condescending bravado towards Montreal, is not shy to behave like a parasite when it suits them.
I had argued that the feds and province should have only given the money on the promise that Westmount would not exclude non Westmount residents from the new facilities
There were also legitimate questions about how the facilities were chosen, as only a tiny fraction of people actually use ice rinks and it's believed Selwyn House will get a lot of usage from one of the two new rinks.
but many more would have used an indoor swimming pool. Although even then, those familiar with pools will note that they are hogged by a small group of people who go all the time.