AskPippa🇨🇦The McLaughlin Planetarium is being demolished by the University of Toronto. the UofT bought it, never ran any educational space shows or programs, and let it sit vacant since 2009 until it fell apart. This was a loved and hugely popular #planetarium when it was open, with shows that regularly sold out. #Toronto is one of the few big North American cities that lacks a permanent planetarium (it seated 350 people). Word is, from people who worked there, shows were still selling out when it was closed in 1995 as the province shifted funding to elsewhere. How do we encourage a #science culture when we don't have places like this?
Jérôme