Posted on 09/06/2022 12:13:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Paris (AFP) – French sports and education groups expressed outrage Tuesday at the closure of around 30 swimming pools, after their operator said surging heating costs made them no longer viable.
“These closures directly impact all children and adults who won't be able to learn to swim," the French Swimming Federation (FFN) said in a statement, demanding the pools' "immediate" reopening.
Vert Marine, which operates pools and ice rinks across France, said Monday that its annual energy bill had jumped to 100 million euros ($99 million) from 15 million euros -- a figure it said equalled "the company's entire annual revenue".
The company said it was up to "local authorities and the government to take necessary and unprecedented decisions to get back to bearable energy costs".
Many of France's pools and ice rinks are old and energy-intensive, and they are set to be studied in more detail by a government working group on saving energy.
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The kids can go swimming in the vats of wine they have everywhere in France.
#5 And I thought the French hated water …..
They like water but not with soap.
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