The Ontario Science Centre is facing further job losses as it prepares to relocate temporarily. Cleaning company Dexterra Group announced layoffs affecting 28 employees due to the termination of its services agreement with the science centre. The move comes after the science centre abruptly closed in June, citing structural issues with its roof.
TORONTO — 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.
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.
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