An engineering firm report has concluded that “significant roof areas” require attention before the end of October, Infrastructure Ontario says
The Ontario Science Centre’s half-century-old building in Toronto is shutting down after structural engineers concluded its roof could collapse this winter from the weight of snowfall, the provincial government says.
Last year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced plans to shut the building and build a new Science Centre at the Ontario Place site on Toronto’s waterfront, a move opposed by local activists who say the facility’s distinct building should be saved. Activists have been waging a battle against the government’s redevelopment plans at Ontario Place, which include massive spa and waterpark facility to be built by Vienna-based Therme Group.
An Auditor-General’s report last December said the government business case failed to include hundreds of millions in costs, including the price tag for a massive new parking garage and the refurbishment of the existing structure. In documents released on Friday, the agency says the facility’s roof was made with a lightweight form of concrete that has not been in use since the 1970s. , “before snow accumulates in the winter months.”
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