The Permanently Closed Ontario Science Centre | Toronto Walk (June 2024)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- A Toronto walk around the not yet open Science Centre Station at Eglinton and Don Mills. Then it's over to the recently closed Ontario Science Centre which was shuttered suddenly on Friday, June 21, 2024 by the provincial government.
The province has made it no secret that they want to close and (massively) downsize the Science Centre to a new location at Ontario Place.
See savesciencecentre.com/ for more details.
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What a terrible thing Ford decided to do. This was an iconic attraction loved by so many children and adults; from its modernist architecture to the great exhibits it had. I can’t believe it had to end that way when they could literally repair it.
When I was a bus driver at Eglinton division 10-20 years ago, I drove the Don Mills and Eglinton East buses respectively. I picked up and dropped off lots of school groups, families and children who were going to and from the Science Centre. Lots.
@@rayhann8626 Slow clap for you, bud.
It is MOVING, not being destroyed. Lmao.
@@talon1706 moving to?
@@Ban00 to Ontario place
@@Ban00 It's very easy to find the answer. I did.
The roof will collapse under the weight of Doug Fords BS
Lemme guess. You didn't know the science centre exisisted until last week
I love the tears for Doug. Could you produce more?
@@talon1706 I have no idea where you see tears in my comment
@@ColdHardToronto You should never guess anything. I haven’t been there since I was like 5 years old. You should ask yourself if I really care what happens to the SC or if I just know Doug is full of shit. This is all just money and nothing else. Potential profit outweighs any big donation to repair and keep open.
@@KoopaTaco-ni3wt Lol.
Apparently, the engineering report did not include closing down the Science Centre. That was Doug Ford's idea. You can bet money was involved . What has Ford got against human rights anyways? The Science Centre was built for the people. Unfortunately, Doug decided not to tell anyone. Just close it down without consulting the people of Toronto. Yesterday, Dougie went on You Tube to defend his decision, with the comments turned off. Nice. That is twice that Ford has given the people of Toronto the finger. There is a contractor who has offered to do the roof work for free. You think that will stop Dougie? When are Ontarians going to see Ford for what he is? An opportunist who got into politics to line his pockets and the pockets of his buddies with CASH. An opportunist who wanted to tear down the world's largest Green Belt, the Ontario Green Belt; a Greenbelt which are species needs for our very survival, and, yep, line his pockets and the pockets of his buddies with $$$$$$$$. Apparently the whole thing has been swept under a rug just like the Science Centre will. Have no fear though, Dougie is bringing BEER to the variety stores. Dougie believes that all Ontarians really need is BEER. Before you vote for Poilievre, think again. Look at Dougie and ask yourself an honest question; do you want Canada to be run like Ontario is being run right now?
Note that one of Dougie's Greenbelt pal owns the property beside the Science Centre 🤔
Lol.
Keep believing what Mommy tells you.
Dougie boy made it clear he wants the new science centre at the Ontario Place. This closing is a shame, but isn't a big surprise. The building easily could've been renovated. There's plenty of buildings older than the science centre that are still standing tall. Instead he gets his wish. Much to the shagrin of Torontonians (and perhaps Ontarians as well).
Wow that boy in the begining of the VIDEO knows how to talk
Although I’m in the UK I tune into CP24 regularly, and those Ontario PC ads really annoy me. I find it funny how they can attack Bonnie Crombie (who I don’t know much about) and then paint Doug Ford as a caring, compassionate Premier. To me he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The whole thing with the Science Centre stinks so much I can smell it from here. It’s very ironic how we know that he wants to move it to Ontario Place with his chum’s spa, and yet the reports contradict his and the PC’s claims of how “bad” it is.
And they don’t reconvene again until October 21st. It is just awful, corrupt, wrong, did I say corrupt?
Cp27 Bell Media, Rogers media, CBC all government funded aka Tass News Agencies. Is this where you get your info from? They may be a little bias
That's GOVERNMENT for you. They have other plans for this area so they used this excuse to close it down. If it is not generating a profit then it's a waste of money to them. I hate GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Lol. The hate for Ford is hilarious. More please.
I hate em too.
I reside in Hamilton but always loved visiting the Science centre, it would be sad to see it go to another location.
So sad very sad. Great video Johnny.
Good morning everyone
Conservative is not respecting the people of Ontario who were there?
Great video. Sorry to see the Science Centre go. Really enjoyed my visit there. What a stupid decision.
Unbelievable, I used to LOVE the Ontario Science Center as a kid, especially the early 70s.
Omg that kid/teen at the beginning of the video made my heart melt!! Keep that spirit and passion up!
Sucks the science centre is going away I remember always going to the science centre when I was kid now it’s closed it’s so sad to be honest
Another beautiful sharing and as always gorgeous filming camera work and thanks again from Montreal QC ..
Good day, Beautiful Johnny Strides!! The best part of your walk was when that young man recognized you & commented about the Science Centre, in particular, that it is educational, & have to agree. It is up to educational departments of schools & such to take an interest in showcasing the Science Centre. It would be a shame if it closed, as there are schools outside of Toronto which take their students to Toronto to visit & learn about places like the Science Centre. What would be the reason for this closure, maybe a councillor watches your videos & can answer that... Thanks again, Beautiful Johnny Strides, for a beautiful walk! Cheers & stay safe out there! 🥰🥰🦅🦅🦅🦅
So sad the Science Centre is closed & thanks for sharing this video Johnny
The roof will collapse in June LOL. Not in the middle of winter but right at the start of summer. “Hey Folks” as Doug Ford would say, never was able to the grasp the importance of science. I imagine he would think this but, I could be wrong. Highly unlikely though.
It's actually insane the society we live in if he's allowed to be this corrupt and get away with this
High energy kid at the beginning lol he should start a youtube channel
He has one 😊
He has one 😊
This is sad awful. If this is happening in TORONTO imagine what’s happening to the rest of Canada
Good morning
I'm from Detroit,and going to the Ontario Science Center was one of t the highlights of a school trip to Toronto in the 70'sThat's a sad thing to hear.
Thanks for this timely video, Johnny! What a crappy end to the locally beloved and world-renowned Ontario Science Centre. I am totally suspicious of Doug Ford's motives. I hope the will of the people wins out in the end and the Science Centre is saved.
I remembered going there when I was little great memories!
I'm sure Dougy promised Therme Spa bus loads of kids heading for 1/2 a day at the new science center and the other half at the private water park at taxpayers expense of course.
I’m a nanny who planned to take the kiddo there this week. So sad it closed before we could go as I hadn’t been there in a few years 😢
Is hard as it should be we DO see right through Dense dicky ford.
There’s a part of an amazing place in Flemington Park (or how I like to said it, Ward 26 Don Valley South) is gone… I haven’t gone there since 2014 or 2015, but I remember it was huge
good morning everyone
Johnny for Mayor
Your next Premier Johnny Strides! Lol
the part of me that still thinks corruption can be beaten just signed the petition... thanks for another interesting vid
I went when I was a kid, I took my son when he was a kid. We had annual passes for a few years. I was looking forward to taking my grandkids. Ontario Place, too. Oh well, I guess I can take them for mani-pedis at Therme 😢
Ontario, Keep it Beautiful.
Make your voices heard Toronto and GTA. Show the medusa of this government the mirror. I was still frequenting the Science Centre.
I went there on a field trip in the 90s and playdium and wild water kingdom
Saludos desde Argentina Lanús Este buen video.
I can't say everything I want to about this.
Alot of 🤔....
Shades of cutting down trees at Osgoode Hall.....shades of cutting all the trees down in the Don Valley for the Ontario Line...
Shades of traring down a full block of The Danforth North side near Pape.....hmmm.... Summer recess of the Legislature...uh huh..of courß.
Have a good walk...
Don Mills is an interesting road via the express bus north south. When I first saw the bus route travelling from Pape North to Sheppard, the road and surrounding buildings seemed reminiscent of a developmental era in Canada during the 70’s-80’s. Buildings of architectural significance can be spotted along the route.
Conservatives have been traditionally anti-science in Canada.
Infrastructure Ontario has conducted an initial review of 190 provincial government buildings - such as courthouses and offices - that were built around the province in the era of concern, roughly 1955 to 1975.
That review ruled out the presence of RAAC in more than half, with further investigations in the coming weeks on 79 buildings - 49 of which are currently occupied, said Michael Lindsay, Infrastructure Ontario's CEO.
None of them have been ordered vacated, and Lindsay said he does not anticipate any will
Butiful
I heard the Ontario Place location will be renamed "Sankofa Science Centre"😜
The engineers report said it 'could' collapse with a heavy snow load but that it was only a small percentage of the roof panels that the report felt had any issues. The area could have been closed off until the panels were replaced *Before October*
I believe that Ford wanted this prime real estate for his developer 'friends' and had this planned all along.
A visit to Science Centre in the 90s Also, LOL, is it pay to get in to Ontario Place? 1993 1st time in T.O. not understanding closed CNE grounds and confusing area, and walked into Ontario Place thru some way.
"ONTARIO, OPEN FOR BUSINESS" what that sign really was saying was "ONTARIO, FOR SALE".
Oh, the Dean French patronage scandal wasn't a big enough red flag. Now we've got condo villages in Markham, McMansions in Stouffville, and a highway to nowhere, running across farmland west of the airport.
Drug Fraud really has great plans for Ontario's assets.
Ford will flip and flop...it's his routine....he can't handle pressure...haha
Been there for years
Time for a populous party in Ontario. Enough from the establishments Conservative , Liberal , and NDP abuse.
Why was it closed?
always back to governments .....
The local news reported that a risk of roof collapse on the building earlier this month. They decided to close down the whole centre on account of an engineer's report; thought it would be until the repairs are done (like for the summer) but hearing around how the government decided to shut it down indefinitely, not too surprising. They'd been discussing relocating the venue to another decades-long shutdown venue's location at Ontario Place by the Exhibition Grounds by the lake shore. While I would love to see Ontario Place's being revitalize again, it's something we'll be waiting a long time to happen, like the Eglinton Crosstown LTR (Line 5 of the TTC?) Too many projects in the city's works with not much getting finished, I'm thinking.
The long view answer; Ford does not care for facts, as they are often inconvenient and in contradiction to his chosen narrative. He finds the scientific method to discover truths problematic as it often runs counter to what snake oil he's trying to sell to a dumbed down electorate. So I'm told...
Because the group trying to save it has been trashing Doug Ford publicly for over a year. Ford had enough and found a reason to close it, apparently the roof is going to collapse!
It's only a bus ride away. Lol.
Okay, but what's the real tea here? Why pick on the science centre??
Real Estate Mafia states, Location, location, location.
what-----2024 and you cant keep a science center up to date---wtf
More of Canada's history gone! Ford just lost my vote!
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Move the Science Centre to Ontario place and redevelop that land into housing, shops, and community centre space, right along the new Ontario line.
nothing wrong with that
50 years ago it was all the rage. Permanently closed, wow, sign of the times.
No, sign of embedded corruption in our provincial government. With each of these closures, destruction of the urban forest, giving the private sector free rein on our lakefront, money is being stealthily funneled away from our wallets and ferreted away to the 1%. In a few years we'll all start to wake up, look around at the utter dumpster fire that has been left in the wake of the kleptocrates WE elected and say, Whoa! What happened??!! Don't say you weren't warned.
And, no, I don't mean by me.
The federal government have let 2 million new people into the country. They need places to live. Either here or the the green belt, they have to build. I'm sure science is the last thing they need.
It should be moved down at the lake where it always belonged
The science centre is not closing, It's moving. The place is in the Flemingdon hood
And I have some ocean front land in Florida that I'll sell you at give-away prices.
@@herbtarlic892 I think the joke is, ocean front land in Arizona. Keep trying.
Swampland in Florida, a bridge in Brooklyn, potato potahto...
The place is a dump that has been neglected over decade s and an embarrassment when compared to other science centres. This is no more than a community centre for the Don Mills Thorncliffe park area. Put it out of its misery
The displays haven't changed for many years. Went there with my kids few times in last couple of decades. As a museum freak myself, the Science Centre is a 1-visit place as there isn't anything that will be calling out to me to go back for 2nd deeper look.
It's Flemo not Thorncliffe but ya I hear ya
I just went there in December. Its still a decent Science Center. It was FULL when I went there, the parking lots were full and police directing ppl to overflow lots and the center itself packed with long lines going to back and front of center.
However, the theater there is terrible and needs to be replaced/renovated/updated.
Also, the bus going back and forth from front to back of building wastes an hour with the lines in both directions, so if you want to catch a movie in the middle of the tour it'll eat up a lot of time and you wont have as much time in the center itself.
@@carlosdiscounts1407why were there buses?
@@LifewithKrystle the bridge linking the front ticket booth and theater to the interior exhibits has been closed for years claiming the bridge is failing and so you need to take these tiny buses from front to back off building
The exhibits were interesting but I don't think they have changed much over the years. It seems many of the spaces have been used for events for long time instead of displays what you would expect a museum / science centre will have. The IMAX theatre is just about the only worthwhile venue it has.
The neighborhood (Thorncliffe) has been run down over the years and mostly taken over by newer immigrants from certain parts of the world.
Like, what exactly are you adding to the conversation by saying "newer immigrants from certain parts of the world""? Please, spell it out.
@@lisadeeyoungI think they are saying brown people don’t need any more of a head start into dominating STEM jobs, LOL.
Not Doug Fords Fault
???? In what way?
Lets keep funding things that loose money. It’s the Liberal way. We love higher taxes
I'm loving the tears for Ford. If it was Trudeau doing this people would do backflips of joy.
Atta boy, Doug.
ace
so i guess no science for 10 year old kids in toronto wtf