The funding will also help revitalize tourism in British Columbia, according to Harjit Sajjan, Minister for Canada’s Pacific Economic Development Agency.

I can’t tell you how happy we are with this announcement.starts Tracy Redies who chairman from ScienceWorld.

The funds will help refurbish the science museum’s aging dome, which was built for Expo 86 and was originally only meant to last six months.

The engineering team made sure this building would last 35 years, which is pretty good. But all things wear out and we sure have some challengessays Tracy Redies.

Thanks to the funding, it is possible, among other things, to modernize the building whose dome is leaking, to install new energy-efficient lighting and to make mechanical improvements.

In addition, accessibility devices for visitors with reduced mobility will be installed on each floor.

With these funds, 26 jobs can be maintained and 127 new ones created.

For a better world

world of science also wants to make the world of science more accessible to young people so that they can be interested in science and solve problems and advance society.

For Tracy Redies, the world’s most pressing problems require a scientific solution.

Pandemics, climate change, energy, biodiversity loss, food security… All of these issues require that we develop talent with the skills to respond.she argues.

Tracy Redies adds that it is important to continue providing science education to all children in British Columbia.

world of science does this through a number of robust programs for underrepresented groups, including LGBTQLow-income families, remote rural communities and indigenous peoples have access to the same education [scientifique].

The institution says its outreach programs provided science education to more than 340 communities across British Columbia in the decade leading up to the pandemic.

2021, world of science reached more than 3.4 million people through a combination of site visits, community activities and online programs.

An immersive technology gallery in 2024

In addition, there is a new gallery of immersive technologies that Creative Technology Gallerywill see the light of day in 2024 in partnership with DigiBC.

This exhibition immerses visitors in exploring the relationships between science, technology, and art through films, television shows, and video games. It will also showcase BC’s creative technology sector today.emphasizes Tracy Redies.

As tourism picks up in the province, Minister Harjit Sajjan believes the funding will attract more visitors.

Our government is committed to restoring tourist attractions to their full potentialhe says.

With information from Adjata Camara