The opening of the new permanent Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place has been pushed back to 2029, according to infrastructure officials.
The timeline for opening a permanent new Ontario Science Centre seems to have been delayed. Infrastructure officials informed the auditor general's office that the centre is anticipated to be operational in 2029. When Premier Doug Ford announced the planned relocation of the attraction from its east Toronto site to a redeveloped Ontario Place on the city's waterfront last year, the science centre stated the new facility would open in 2028.
In June, when the government announced the sudden closure of the science centre due to structural concerns with the roof, its press release indicated the Ontario Place facility would open 'as early as' 2028. However, according to a report earlier this month from Ontario's auditor general Shelley Spence on the Ontario Place redevelopment, 'the new building is expected to open in 2029.' Jason Ash, co-chair of the Save Ontario's Science Centre group, expressed disappointment that there will be no permanent Ontario Science Centre for at least an additional year. He stated, 'It's truly a whole generation of Ontario children who are not going to have access to world-class science education that the Ontario Science Centre has provided for 55 years.' He added, 'Simply put, the Ontario Science Centre was unique in that the majority of its business actually came from Ontarians, with tourism coming in second place. So Ontario kids aren't being served and tourists are not going to get a great experience either in the meantime.' Two requests for comment from Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma went unanswered, with a spokesperson eventually replying to a third by stating she would not be responding
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