Moving Science Centre to Ontario Place Could Save Province $250 Million: Report

Relocating the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place would save taxpayers more than $250 million over 50 years compared to repairing and updating the facility at its current North York location, according to a newly released report. The cost to restore the current structure and update exhibits would be $1.3 billion over 50 years, a business case released Nov. 29 by Infrastructure Ontario concludes. The report advocates for moving the attraction to a revamped Ontario Place on Toronto’s waterfront instead. The change, which would cost $1.05 billion over 50 years, would allow the government to “simultaneously revitalize two provincial assets through one capital investment,” the report said....