Ontario Science Centre

[Coolibop]

I guess repairs are tied into the province's land lease deal with the city having to keep the OSC in good condition? Which makes this more apparent that the roof issue was ultimately an excuse to close down the centre (which I think is ultimately tied to the Ontario Place redevelopment plans).

I think the OSC saga is done for now, but there is still an opportunity if the city were to take control over the buildings to open a new institution inside of them.

Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway | Globalnews.ca

As the sun shone on an unusually warm day at the end of October, Emma Meadley Dunphy took one final, emotional stroll through the Ontario Science Centre.

globalnews.ca

I read this article last week and initially though the same..

However, I challenge the suggestion that they are doing full-on repairs. Just because there is presence of scaffolding, and they fixed a heating system does not imply they are dumping money into this. While it may be the case, the evidence is lacking...

 

[hawc]

I can't believe there are no shots anywhere of the inside as everything gets dismantled. Nothing has leaked out on X. Haven't seen anything anywhere.

I'm really, really, really hoping that another institution takes it over and sets up an auxiliary campus there. Like maybe a U of T or a York or George Brown or something. Or maybe some other museum or something.

Don't care too much about the big warehouse buildings at the bottom. but the pods at the top and the big main buildings just can't get destroyed it would be totally insane.

Speaking of, I'm not going to lie, if the building ever do get demolished I am 100% hoping the demolition fences one night and stealing some of the rubble like people grabbed pieces of the Berlin wall.

 

[generalcanada]

Infrastructure Ontario ‘worked with’ engineering firm ahead of science centre closure report | Globalnews.ca

The government said the decision to close the science centre was made by its board of directors but a news release announcing the plan was written a week earlier.

globalnews.ca

 

[AlexBozikovic]

A conference at U of T this weekend that should be of interest:

https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/events/1732318200/preservation-modernist-heritage-and-modern-toronto

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Infrastructure Ontario ‘worked with’ engineering firm ahead of science centre closure report | Globalnews.ca

The government said the decision to close the science centre was made by its board of directors but a news release announcing the plan was written a week earlier.

globalnews.ca

Quelle surprise.

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