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Ontario to release 'business case' for moving science centre to Ontario Place

Surma said Tuesday that the head of Infrastructure Ontario will release the business case and take reporters' questions today.

Published Nov 29, 2023 at 12:54pm

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Ontario to release 'business case' for moving science centre to Ontario Place

A visitor speaks to an employee at the Ontario Science Centre, in Toronto, Friday, May 5, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

The Ontario government is set to release its long-promised "business case" today for moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current east Toronto location to Ontario Place, on the city's waterfront.

When Premier Doug Ford announced updates in April to his government's plans to redevelop Ontario Place, it included moving the science centre and Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma cited a "business case analysis" as justification.

She said the science centre's current building is "in disrepair" and the analysis showed it would be less expensive to move the science centre downtown rather than rebuild it at the current location.

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