On the day that the Ontario Science Centre was abruptly shuttered this summer, a city of Toronto staffer rushed to the building to inspect it – but didn’t mark down any immediate hazards, according to documents obtained by CTV News through a freedom of information request.
Instead, the inspector noted how the “critical” roof panels had already been secured, taking photos of the work that had been done, and visually inspecting the rest of the building, according to the records, which also detail an earlier effort by the Science Centre to fix a part of its roof.
Responding to questions from CTV News in an unrelated news conference Wednesday, Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma said the ministry was putting safety first. In a statement in July, Science Centre Board Chair John Carmichael and CEO Paul Kortenaar described the decision-making process this way: “Our Board of Trustees voted to close the building, based on a recommendation from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the CEO of the Science Centre.”
On June 7, a city building engineer wrote to the same group, asking to provide it with a set of stamped drawings. “Nobody was anticipating a closure to come this suddenly. It really came out of the blue,” she said, adding that the city inspector’s conclusion and observation that the critical panels were supported underscored the lack of real urgency that could have justified such a sudden shutdown.
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