Ontario Science Centre

• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Toronto report eyes province’s requirements under Ontario Science Centre lease

  City council had asked staff to look into what legal requirements the province may have to operate the science centre, after it announced it was abruptly closing the facility.

  Canada

  Jul 16
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• Ontario Science Centre: Infrastructure officials further detail structural issues

  The Ontario Science Centre building is facing critical issues not just with its roof, but with heating, sprinkler and electrical systems, officials said Thursday.

  Politics

  Jul 11
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• Ford says Ontario Science Centre a ‘mess from top to bottom,’ won’t fund repairs

  'It just doesn't make sense to put good money into an old, decrepit building,' Doug Ford said of the Ontario Science Centre's $500-million repair price tag.

  Politics

  Jul 10