Ontario is looking for a temporary science centre. Here’s what we know about the plan
Global News
The province was forced to look for a new science centre immediately after the abrupt closure of the popular landmark on Friday.
The Ford government says it plans to keep a smaller, temporary science centre open for as long as five years while it builds a new site for the shuttered attraction at Ontario Place.
The province had to look for a new science centre immediately after the abrupt closure of the popular landmark at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue on Friday. Officials announced the closure just hours before it came into effect, before the weekend, claiming concern about the state of the roof had driven the sudden move.
The change was met by sharp backlash, with the architecture firm that designed the building announcing they did not believe it needed to close.
The Ford government had, for at least a year, planned to close the science centre and move it to a new home at Ontario Place, with plans to construct a new building there already underway.
Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma said the plan had been to “keep the building alive” until that move in early 2028 but said health and safety concerns ultimately forced the government’s hand.
A government spokesperson told Global News that the temporary science centre would be big enough to “accommodate key components” from the current site.
“The goal is to transform it into a space that ensures families, students and youth can continue to access and benefit from science-based programming and education until the new Science Centre opens as soon as 2028,” they said.
The request for proposals — which asks anyone who has a commercial or retail space to host the attraction to apply — suggests temporary science centre could be as small as 50,000 square feet and as big as 100,000 square feet. The recently closed site was 568,000 square feet.
Three byelections are being held on April 13 and the results could have an impact on both the makeup of Parliament and how long it lasts.
Ontario's provincial members of parliament are heading back to Queen's Park Monday, as the legislature sits for the first time since December.
Members of Parliament are back in the House of Commons today, where the government is expected to face tough questions about new auditor general reports and the war in Iran.
Two Air Canada pilots are dead after their flight originating from Montreal collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday night.
With more rain in the forecast, crews continue to deal with a mudslide earlier this week that covered a road in Coquitlam in debris, posing risk to Metro Vancouver's water supply.
A former BC Ferries CEO says the Queen of the North sinking remains ‘disturbing’ 20 years later. The ferry struck an island in Wright Sound on March 22, 2006. Two people died.
The 2026 Kraft Hockeyville top two contestants have been named. The winner receives $250,000 for ice rink upgrades, and the runner-up will receive a prize worth about $100,000.
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinizes federal spending decisions and helps to cost out campaign proposals during elections.
Man’s best friend is proving to be a true lifeline. All across Saskatchewan, service dogs are providing essential, life-changing support every day.
Two days after the first day of spring, parts of Atlantic Canada and Quebec will see another blast of winter with Environment Canada forecasting several centimetres of snow.
UNESCO recognized several Maritime historical groups including the executive director of the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre for their work on the Black Loyalist archive.
Aid shipments are beginning to arrive in Cuba and a Russian oil delivery is expected this month, but fuel shortages remain critical.
Tensions flared as CAQ leadership rivals clashed over Quebec’s “third link” project in the first debate to replace Premier François Legault.