ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE NEWS: fordnation has said there was a huge drop in science centre attendance, but documents tell a fuller tale. Is demolition the answer? OntScienceCtr jennkfrench KingaSurmaMPP
Reports from the science centre itself show attendance has been rebounding post-pandemic lockdowns, and small annual decreases in attendance in the years before COVID-19 are attributed to nearby construction of a provincial transit project and not having enough money for marketing.
“They’re in this old, run-down building the attendance is down 40 per cent,” he said at a news conference recently. Attendance on Family Day weekend and March Break last year exceeded numbers for those dates in 2019 by seven per cent and 15 per cent, respectively. The science centre’s 2017-18 business plan does note “the centre has had challenges in attracting the tourism market primarily as a result of location,” saying studies show visitors from outside the region come to the centre if they’re in Toronto for more than three nights.
The science centre’s 2017-18 business plan says 10-year deferred maintenance needs are $147.5 million, and that upgrades and asbestos mitigation are required.
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