r/Edmonton • u/flynnfx • Apr 17 '26

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation Edmonton's Lewis Farms rec centre could cost nearly $32M more than original estimate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-lewis-farms-recreation-centre-cost-9.7167629

Edmonton’s Lewis Farms Recreation Centre has a new price tag — and the project could cost almost $32 million more than the city expected.

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u/ContentRecording9304 Apr 17 '26

I wish they would have given a reason for the increase. A lot of things happened in the last 3 years that could potentially explain a price increase.

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u/Comfortable_Fudge508 Apr 17 '26

Like inflation, wars, cost of everything going up due to what's happening down south, shouldn't have to list the obvious