Ontario Science Centre and surroundings on a sunny day.
The Ontario Science Centre is shutting down immediately due to the risk that the building's roof could collapse, the province announced Friday. The province announced Friday that the science centre will shut down immediately. The Ontario Science Centre is shutting down immediately due to the risk that the building's roof could collapse, the province announced Friday.
Fixing the roof will cost between $22 million and $40 million, the ministry said, requiring the centre be closed for up to two years. "These estimates are incomplete and subject to change," said the ministry, noting the costs make up only a "small portion" of the funding needed to keep the science centre open.that were set to begin in early July. The province says science centre members and summer camp participants will be reimbursed within 30 days, in addition to being offered a free camp location at a nearby school.
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