Save Ontario's Science Centre
@SaveOSC
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We're a grassroots group dedicated to keeping Science Centre open in Flemingdon Park & Thorncliffe Park for all Ontarians to enjoy.
Ontario Science Centre
Joined July 2023
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Sign Our Letter if...
School trips to the Science Centre are great memories of growing up in
#Ontario
.
And half the fun was that yellow school bus ride down the highway!
It's Our Science Centre. It's Ontario. It's All of Us.
Help us Save OSC. Sign⬇️
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Thousands of
#Ontario
parents took their kids to enjoy Winter Break at the Science Centre.
Premier Ford forced them to wait in long lines for buses because he won't fix the bridge.
Where was he?
Having fun with friends in Florida.
Sign The Letter:
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The Science Centre is a popular place.
Two full parking lots.
And it's not even March Break.
Time to get a new story, Premier!
Sign the Letter:
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Premier Ford wanted to hide his Therme parking garage from the public by building a shrunken Science Centre on top of it.
Not Happening!
Tell Premier Ford & your
#Ontario
MPP you expect them to keep Science Centre exactly where it is.
Sign Our Letter⏬
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“The parking lot is empty.”
It was a lie in 2023. It’s a lie in 2024.
Here’s something that’s true:
Premier Ford is forcing families onto shuttle buses at Science Centre to fool taxpayers to build his smaller OSC Lite at Ontario Place.
Sign The Letter:
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The Gardiner Expressway is 65 years old. End of Life.
That's Minister Surma's logic in action, right?
But she's saving the Gardiner.
So she can Save Science Centre too.
Sign the Letter:
Tell the Minister to be consistent & to play fair.
#etobicoke
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Premier Ford can repair the Science Centre bridge.
And he will repair it.
Because
#Ontario
taxpayers and families are holding him accountable for his manufactured crisis.
Sign The Letter:
@CindyWilkey
@ThermeGroup
@fordnation
Was at Science Centre today. The place was hoping. Amazing fun. Sad how we have a government that can’t even repair a bridge.
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Did you know?
Ontario Science Centre will have two subway stations:
Science Centre & Flemingdon Park
And the Ontario Line will be extended, making it even more accessible to more families.
Closing Science Centre doesn't make sense.
Join us:
#topoli
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Why are kids struggling up a big hill visiting the Science Centre?
Because Premier Ford won't fix the OSC bridge.
@RBC
,
@CIBC
,
@TELUS
,
@McMillanLLP
, &
@McKinsey
have team members on the OSC board.
Corporate Canada, please help the kids.
Get the Science Centre bridge fixed.
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A Great Rally in Riverdale to Save the Science Centre!
200 community members, the Mayor, 2 councillors, 2 MPs, 4 MPPs, and a TDSB trustee sent Premier Ford a clear message:
Keep OSC Right Where It Is!
Sign The Letter:
CityNews:
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Mr. Premier, we are not going to give up the fight for the Science Centre.
You’ve received the letters and petitions to Save OSC. Thousands of them.
And they’re going to keep coming, from all over
#Ontario
, until you give up.
Sign The Letter:
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Moving Ontario Science Centre is a political decision.
It's for Developers, not your family.
Developers like
@ThermeCanada
at Ontario Place.
Developers who want unaffordable housing in
#Flemingdon
.
Tell Premier Ford to Stop It.
Sign Our Letter.⬇️⬇️⬇️
We can now confirm that partisan staff of the MOH’s office directed changes to municipal plans in ways that favoured specific developers.
The changes were rejected by municipal & provincial planning experts, but the lands were designated for development anyway.
🧵
#ONpoli
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Tell Premier Ford:
It’s a busy March Break at Ontario Science Centre!
Coming Soon: OSC will be served by Line 5 Eglinton & Ontario Line, with direct connections to most GO trains &
#Mississauga
Transitway.
Sign the Letter:
#Toronto
#Ontario
#Transit
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It's all in the Auditor General's report:
Premier Ford's science centre is not bigger or better.
It's smaller. With less exhibits for
#Ontario
families.
18% Less Indoor Exhibit Space, in fact.
Tell Mr. Ford what you think about that.
Sign The Letter:
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Did you know there is an IMAX screen at the Science Centre?
Below, students from Flemingdon enjoy an advance movie screening.
Just one of the ways OSC is a valued part of this great
#Ontario
community.
Keep OSC Exactly Where It Is.
Sign the Letter⬇️⬇️⬇️
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93% of Breakfast Television voters are against moving the Science Centre.
2,369 “NO” votes in 24 hours.
Sign The Letter to Premier Ford Today!
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We congratulate Ontario Place for All for taking an important step to hold Premier Ford accountable.
A successful injunction will be a victory for all.
Please continue to Sign the Letter.
Premier Ford Receives Every Single Letter.
Sign Today.⬇️⬇️⬇️
Ontario Place group seeks court injunction to stop Doug Ford’s redevelopment plan
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Premier Ford's been backroom dealing his whole life.
Now he's treating
#Ontario
like it's the family business.
And He's Proud of His Results:
✅Free Gifts for Rich Friends
@ThermeCanada
❌Closed Science Centre for folks
Sign the Letter to Premier Ford:
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The best
#SuperBowl
commercial you won't see on TV:
Commander Chris Hadfield sings "Happy Birthday" to
#Ontario
's Science Centre, and much more!
Sign the Letter:
Science is so Cool!
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We're Inviting You to Join the Movement!
Let's keep Science Centre in
#Flemingdon
&
#Thorncliffe
, publicly-owned & operated, open to all Ontarians!
We Need Your Help to Make it Happen.
Join Save Ontario's Science Centre Today!
Sign-Up:
#topoli
#onpoli
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Sign the Letter:
The Science Centre will only be 55 years old this year.
Half the age of the ROM.
Like the ROM, the Science Centre will soon have two subway lines.
And plenty of room to expand on Don Mills Road. Unlike at Ford's Ontario Place.
#onpoli
Happy Birthday to us! We’re celebrating 110 years of ROM this weekend, Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, with FREE admission to the entire museum (including special exhibitions)! 🥳
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Lots of school kids from all over
#Ontario
at Science Centre today.
Today, we learned Premier Ford could have repaired the bridge for only $16 million dollars.
But he didn’t.
Now he wants us to trust his business case to move the OSC.
Sign the Letter:
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The MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, values science.
The MPP, Doug Ford, does not.
That's why he is closing the Science Centre.
And replacing it with a 1/2 size "OSC Lite" benefitting the
@ThermeCanada
Spa, not
#Ontario
families.
Sign The Letter:
Science saves lives.
It powers innovation, and jump starts economic growth.
It improves education and quality of life, helps understand our world, and matters for its own sake.
Time to invest in this public good that improves the lives of Canadians.
We cannot afford to wait.
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Infrastructure Ontario does not support science learning.
Today, they admitted to reporters they failed to properly fund the maintenance of the Science Centre as standard practice for years on purpose.
Where did all of our money go?
Sign the Letter ⬇️
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Great column by Elsa Lam today:
“Province's case to move Ontario Science centre is full of holes”
Sign the Letter!
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Excellent news!
Sign the Letter:
Advocating to keep Science Centre on Don Mills Road helps Ontario Place too!
Keep up the pressure on Premier Ford.
BREAKING: Ontario Place For All's court challenge that could impact the Ford government's & Therme's Ontario Place redevelopment lives.
A judge ruled on Wednesday that a three-judge panel will take over the case, which the government argued to have thrown out.
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Gosh. That’s such good news.
Maybe you can freeze the transfer of $650 million taxpayer dollars to an Austrian spa after your beer, eh?
Sign the Letter:
Good news! Our government is freezing the beer tax until 2026 to help lower costs for consumers and support Ontario’s hospitality sector.
It’s all part of our plan to make life more affordable for Ontario families:
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If you were stuck in downtown Toronto traffic tonight, on a Sunday, you know why moving the Science Centre to Ontario Place is a bad idea.
Let Premier Ford and Minister Surma know.
Because they can't figure it out on their own.
Sign the Letter. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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New from Elsa Lam and
@CdnArch
Magazine:
"In late November last year, the province released its business case for relocating the Ontario Science Centre—and it’s full of holes."
Sign The Letter to Ford Today:
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The Science Centre is more popular than Doug Ford!
Votes to elect Doug Ford as MPP in 2022: 13,934
Votes to Save Ontario's Science Centre: 15,000+
Sign the Letter:
#Ontario
#Etobicoke
#Mississauga
#Brampton
#GTA
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The Science Centre deserves real heritage protection.
But its protection must include continuing Moriyama's vision for science education programming in
#Flemingdon
.
We wouldn't accept moving the ROM or AGO. Let's keep OSC open!
Sign our Letter to Ford:
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Premier Ford told Science Centre employees all of their jobs were safe.
"I want to make sure all 400 people there are going to be employed.” (April 2023)
But he had the business case to relocate to Ontario Place on March 8th and he knew it required 35 layoffs.
He lied. Again.
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Fully funded by the Ontario Government.
And Full of Family Fun.
That's the goal for the Ontario Science Centre in Flemingdon Park.
And it's our priority for 2024.
Sign the Letter to Premier Ford:
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Sign the Letter:
Premier
@Fordnation
is erasing Raymond Moriyama.
He should be honouring his immeasurable contribution to
#Ontario
,
#Canada
, and the world.
Save the Ontario Science Centre, Mr. Premier.
#onpoli
#onted
#topoli
#cdnpoli
#UNESCO
Raymond Moriyama, founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects, has been recognized with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Honour Roll.
His impact on those passionate about designing a better world is truly immeasurable.
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We encourage supporters of the Science Centre to continue signing the letter.
It's always important for
#Ontario
's voice to be heard.
Today's press conference does not stop the Auditor General's investigation.
Please continue to Sign the Letter. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Premier Ford says the government is still going to move the Science Centre to Ontario place but will support the city in whatever it wants to do with the current science centre lands.
Olivia Chow says she wants continued science programming at the existing site - not housing.…
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Raymond Moriyama designed great public buildings for all of
#Canada
to experience and celebrate.
Like
#Scarborough
Civic Centre, the Science Centre is the heart of a community, and a symbol of
#Ontario
's future.
Sign the Letter & Join this Sunday's Rally
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The Science Centre's OMNIMAX Theatre is pretty cool.
But Premier Ford is tearing it down anyway.
Doug, don't take movies away from
#Flemingdon
kids.
Sign The Letter Now.⏩
#topoli
#onpoli
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This is why we all love
#Ontario
's Science Centre!
Tell Premier Ford to Keep it Open:
Full-Size and Properly-Funded on Don Mills Road!
Sign The Letter Today:
Every day is an adventure at our half-day summer camps for kids aged 4-5 as they explore exhibit halls, build new friendships & take part in activities. This year’s themes: Little Scientists 🧑🏾🔬 & Little Astronauts 👩🏿🚀. Register today 👉
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The parking garage is a gift to Therme Spa.
Moving the Science Centre is a gift to Therma Spa.
The Premier & Minister Surma are gifts to Therme Spa.
Sign the Letter:
BREAKING: The Ford gov't is contractually obligated to build a parking garage at Ontario Place: Auditor General.
The garage has to be 650m away from the Therme spa with taxpayers on the hook if the province doesn't meet the obligation.
#onpoli
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Thank you to the amazing community speakers who advocated today to Save the Science Centre at the East End Rally!
Science, Education, & Heritage matter.
Sign the Letter:
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Premiers Robarts and Davis shaped the future of our great province when they created the Science Centre and Ontario Place for everyone.
Premier Ford and his Govt are
#RegressiveConservatives
who are demolishing
#Ontario
for fun & profit.
Sign The Letter:
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Are you an
#Ontario
taxpayer who is against wasteful govt spending & environmental damage?
If so, we invite you to sign our letter to stop demolition & relocation of the Science Centre.
Signing also supports the fight to Save Ontario Place!
Sign Here⬇️
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MPP Jennifer French is pushing back on the
#Ontario
Government’s terrible plan to tear down the Science Centre.
You can too!
Watch the Clip.
Sign the Letter. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Thank you
@jennkfrench
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As widely reported by Global News and many media outlets earlier this year, the government's RFP spells it out clearly:
Minister Surma's NEW Science Centre is smaller and it has less stuff in it for
#Ontario
families.⬇️⬇️⬇️
(And it is an expensive waste of taxpayer money too!)
We’re saving the Science Centre- and sparking curiosity for a new generation of visitors. 🔬🧪🥼
In a state-of-the art facility with more exhibition space, the new Science Centre will be the third anchor tenant at the redeveloped Ontario Place that will be enjoyed year-round.
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The Science Centre is where
#Ontario
families get to meet
#Canada
's astronauts like
@Astro_Jeremy
!
We're not going to let
@Fordnation
and
@KingaSurmaMPP
tear it down, are we?
Keep Signing our Letter to Keep it Open!
Sign Here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#topoli
#onpoli
We’re feeling bright and starry-eyed today after spending Saturday with
@Jeremy
Hansen! 🤩👩🚀 Thank you to everyone who came out and learned what it takes to be an astronaut, what the Artemis II mission to the Moon is about and more! 🌕🚀
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Thank you for inspiring all of us through your vision & creativity, giving life to the Ontario Science Centre; bringing wonder & curiosity to Canada.
"When you hear, you forget; when you see, you remember some; but when you touch and do, it becomes part of you."
Rest in peace.
Raymond Moriyama 1929-2023. One of the most important architects in Canadian history passed away today.
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“They don’t build science centres like that anymore.” - Kinga Surma
Minister, that’s exactly why we are committed to Saving the Ontario Science Centre in
#Flemingdon
.
Sign the Letter:
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BREAKING NEWS
"Ontario Science Centre Relocation Decision Not Fully Informed and Made Without Needed Consultation or a Clear Plan for the Existing Site."
Ontario Auditor General News Release (Dec 6, 2023)
Sign the Letter:
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#Ontario
must be told the facts. Repeatedly.
Premier Ford's new Science Centre is 50% smaller than the current one. (And 1/2 the fun)
It isn't good value for Taxpayers.
And it doesn't benefit Ontario kids.
Tell the Premier to Stop. Sign our Letter:
The Ontario Science Centre provides residents with education, employment, and community programming. Students across Ontario benefit, and it’s about to become more accessible than ever.
Why would we jam it into a tiny space next to a pointless mega-spa at Ontario Place?
#onpoli
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Sign the Letter:
Signing puts pressure on Minister Surma to be accountable to
#Ontario
voters.
Signing sends her a strong message we do not want the Science Centre closed for an Austrian Spa.
#topoli
#onpoli
Bill 151 is
@KingaSurmaMPP
’s plan to strip real estate rights from:
• Ontario Science Centre
• Royal Ontario Museum
• Toronto/Ottawa Convention Centres
• & more
I asked if this bill could pave the way for another Greenbelt fiasco and
@RobinMartinPC
didn’t like it.
#onpoli
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Torontonians are proud to live in a city of neighbourhoods & culture.
#Flemingdon
&
#Thorncliffe
's contribution is the Ontario Science Centre.
We are a destination for science, nature, for people of all backgrounds.
We welcome you to join us:
#TOpoli
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Ontario Science Centre & Aga Khan Museum won't be neighbours much longer thanks to Premier Ford.
Moving the Science Centre to Ontario Place will destroy a cultural corridor that is important to all of
#Toronto
and
#Ontario
.
#topoli
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
@OntScienceCtr
@AgaKhanMuseum
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We are excited to promote MPP Andrea Hazell’s Save Ontario Science Centre Rally!
Sunday, December 17th at 12 PM
OSC Parking Lot
RSVP at:
Sign the Letter:
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Save Ontario's Science Centre fully supports Ontario Place for All's request for the Auditor General to investigate the
@ThermeCanada
deal.
#topoli
#onpoli
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CBC Reports:
#Flemingdon
-
#Thorncliffe
community opposition to closure & demolition of the Science Centre.
Province does not acknowledge City Council's strong vote 21 to 3 to study saving it.
Join the Movement:
#topoli
#onpoli
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If we buy a table, will you give us the Science Centre and Ontario Place?
Sign The Letter:
TOMORROW is the last day to get your early-bird ticket for the PC Party Policy Conference!
Get a discount on your ticket buy purchasing it NOW! See you in Niagara Falls this February 2-3!
Register here:
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Sign the Letter:
Minister Surma keeps telling
#Ontario
families her new science centre has more exhibit space for kids.
In Fact, it has 18% less exhibit space.
That's what the Auditor General reported.
Minister Surma, why are you playing games?
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Save OSC & Ontario Place for All’s joint news conference today was strongly supported by a united front of
#Ontario
MPPs working to hold the Premier accountable.
Sign the Letter
Thank you!
@stephaniebowman
@chrisgloverndp
@MikeSchreiner
@BhutilaKarpoche
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The
@ThermeCanada
project must be cancelled. Period.
No one, no neighbourhood, no town or city should have a 95-year, secret lease imposed on them.
That's not
#Ontario
.
That's not
#Canada
.
That's not
#Democracy
.
#topoli
#onpoli
@fordnation
@OntarioPCParty
@TorontoStar
#StarEditorial
: Accessible waterfront real estate is precious. There is no reason to lose access to this site, when there other expanses of cement where this facility could be built.
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Happy Family Day,
#Ontario
!
Let's keep creating new family memories at the Science Centre for years to come.
Sign the Letter:
#Etobicoke
#Barrie
#Markham
#Scarborough
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Congratulations to Minister Lumsden for making a speech.
But
#Ontario
is not funding OpenROM at all. It is 100% private money.
#FordNation
faking it right in front of us.
Sign the Letter:
🚨 Big news from
@ROMtoronto
! Canada’s largest museum & one of Ontario’s most popular tourist attractions announced OpenROM, which will transform the museum’s main floor into a thriving cultural hub, that is free for all visitors.
Learn more here:
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If you love
#Ontario
Science Centre, join thousands of your neighbours across
#Toronto
and the entire province;
Sign The Letter to Premier Ford today!
Today, we came out to say it clearly: the Science Centre must remain in the Flemingdon and Thorncliffe neighbourhoods. The community deserves a say in its future.
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The RCMP’s
#GreenbeltScandal
investigation DOES NOT include the
#Ontario
Science Centre.
If you want to Save OSC, Sign our Letter.
Send Premier Ford a Strong Message:
HANDS OFF ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE.
👀Make Sure You Have Signed & Shared our Letter👀
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Do you love the Ontario Science Centre?
Do you live in an
#Etobicoke
community like
#Rexdale
,
#Mimico
, or
#TheKingsway
?
Tell the Ontario Govt to Save the Science Centre.
Sign the Letter.⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Premier & your local MPP receive every letter.
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Premier Ford already knows the Science Centre qualifies for heritage designation.
He has the report. So, what's stopping him?
Is he planning to tear OSC down & betray Mayor Chow?
Tell Doug to Keep His Word.
Sign the Letter:
#scarborough
#etobicoke
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Minister Surma used to respect
#Ontario
taxpayers.
Her land grab of the World Famous, Made in Canada Science Centre is not fiscally responsible.
It's a Waste of Our Money to Benefit Her Friends.
Sign the Letter to Save the Science Centre.⬇️⬇️⬇️
#onpoli
I believe that every level of government needs to be fiscally responsible. It doesn’t matter what party you represent.
#onpoli
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The Ontario Science Centre is World Famous.
It's 100% Made in Canada too.
So, why is the Ontario Government destroying it?
Tell Premier Ford & your MPP they've got it wrong.
Sign Here to Save the Science Centre. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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#Ontario
, keep signing our letter until Premier Ford gets the message:
Don't Move The Science Centre!
Sign Here ⬇️
The Ontario Science Centre provides residents with education, employment, and community programming. Students across Ontario benefit, and it’s about to become more accessible than ever.
Why would we jam it into a tiny space next to a pointless mega-spa at Ontario Place?
#onpoli
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We hope
@Scotiabank
will lend its strong voice to keep the Science Centre in its current location, providing world-class opportunities at no cost to
#Flemingdon
&
#Thorncliffe
students.
The Science Centre belongs in a neighbourhood, not on top of a parking lot.
#topoli
#onpoli
Through
@scotiabank
's generous sponsorship, the program is provided to students in the Thorncliffe and Flemingdon communities at no cost.
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Minister Surma hasn't told the truth to
#Ontario
.
"Ontario Science Centre Relocation Decision Not Fully Informed and Made Without Needed Consultation or a Clear Plan for the Existing Site."
Auditor General News Release (Dec 6, 2023)
Sign the Letter:
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