More workers at the Ontario Science Centre are set to lose their jobs as the abruptly shuttered east-Toronto attraction contemplates a move to a temporary home, potentially in a neighbouring city.
A general view of the Ontario Science Centre is shown in Toronto, Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESSChris Young
One location being considered for a temporary science centre appears to be a convention centre site in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto, Dexterra told the union. The latest layoffs do not fall under the government's purview since those employees work for a independent company, said Ash Milton, Surma's spokesman.
The province has not said if the original science centre building will be repaired. Surma has said the fate of the building will be subject to discussions with the City of Toronto, which along with its conservation authority has leased the site's land to the province to operate the science centre. This is the second set of layoffs at the science centre. Days after the province permanently closed the building, more than 50 food services workers were laid off.
Premier Doug Ford should be creating jobs, not getting rid of them, said Adil Shamji, the Liberal provincial representative for the area."It's been a massive source of jobs and of prosperity for the businesses in the region in the community and this certainly does strike another blow against people who really need their jobs.
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