Ontario Science Centre

• New science centre at Ontario Place to open in 2029, auditor general says

  The timeline for opening a permanent Ontario Science Centre appears to have been delayed, with infrastructure officials saying the centre is expected to be up and running in 2029.

  Politics

  Dec 19
  
• Cost of moving Ontario Science Centre skyrockets before construction even starts: AG

  Savings the government boasted about moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current location have already been wiped out before construction even begins, a new report said.

  Politics

  Dec 3
  
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• Infrastructure Ontario ‘worked with’ engineering firm ahead of science centre closure report

  The government said the decision to close the science centre was made by its board of directors but a news release announcing the plan was written a week earlier.

  Politics

  Nov 21
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• Ford government spent more than a week planning ‘end-of-day’ science centre closure

  The science centre was closed just hours after an announcement on Friday, June 21. The rush, the government, was due to the urgent safety issues plaguing the building. 

  Canada

  Nov 20
• Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway

  As the sun shone on an unusually warm day at the end of October, Emma Meadley Dunphy took one final, emotional stroll through the Ontario Science Centre. 

  Canada

  Nov 14
• Schools with roof panels that shut Ontario Science Centre have no budget to replace them

  The Ford government shut the science centre after receiving a report into RAAC panels in its roof. Schools with the same issues aren't getting special funding to replacement them.

  Education

  Oct 4
• More layoffs coming for employees who worked at Ontario Science Centre

  More workers at the Ontario Science Centre are set to lose their jobs as the abruptly shuttered Toronto attraction contemplates a move to a temporary home.

  Canada

  Sep 12
• Science centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week

  The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition.

  Canada

  Aug 14
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• Ford wants Ontario Place to be top tourist spot, says science centre location is ‘sleepy’

  The premier said he planned to make Ontario Place the country’s best tourist attraction and claimed the science centre’s current location is “a sleepy little neighbourhood.”

  Canada

  Jul 22
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• Ontario Science Centre survives severe rainstorm despite fears over roof

  The Ontario Science Centre was abruptly closed at the beginning of summer, with engineering citing fears heavy rain or snow could result in the roof collapsing.

  Politics

  Jul 18