A new museum for science and tech...
Our arts reporter Kate Porter is working on a story today about a new location for the national Science and Technology Museum. It's been reported in a couple of places that the old Domtar site along the Ottawa River is under consideration. Bloc MP Richard Nadeau appears to be the source for that suggestion. But Kate's reporting suggests M. Nadeau may be getting a little ahead of himself. Plans for a new museum are indeed afoot. But the folks at Science and Tech appear to want a building that symbolizes the museum's raison d'etre, and it's not clear a heritage site along the Ottawa River does that. At the very least, it appears to be a little early in the process to be suggesting that space is where the museum will end up. We'd like to hear your thoughts on where a new Science and Technology museum should go, and what it should be. And stay tuned to CBC Radio Ottawa for more on the story.
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Move the Museum? What would they do with the abundance of Rail equipment they have on display and in storage? Moving all those locomotives won't be such an easy accomplishment......
Posted by: ottawaman86 | July 23, 2009 12:27 PM
I would strongly suggest the Museum should be downtown - close and available to tourists - e.g. Lebreton Flats near the War Museum. We should build our downtown core like other cities and developing the Lebreton Flats area is a logical place.
Posted by: Suzanne Shirreff | August 3, 2009 09:19 AM
I strongly believe and wish that the Museum of Science and Technology stay in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Why does it have to move. It is quite easy to find, access. There is plenty of room to renovate, add to on St Laurent Blvd. The money to build and move would be better spent adding to the existing facility.
Posted by: Lorraine Larabie | August 5, 2009 12:27 PM