Ontario Science Centre shut down over roof collapse risk, says Ford government

The Ontario government is shuttering the Ontario Science Centre’s half-century-old building in Toronto, after structural engineers concluded parts of its concrete roof could collapse this winter under the weight of snow.The decision to close the building, which welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, is meant to allow staff to safely clear exhibits out of the facility by the end of October, the province’s Infrastructure Ontario agency said Friday, before any risk of snow.