Canada South Science City

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Canada South Science City
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Location of the museum in Ontario
Established2004 (2004)
Location749 Felix Avenue
Windsor, Ontario
N9C 3K9
Coordinates 42°18′57″N83°01′07″W / 42.31583°N 83.01861°W / 42.31583; -83.01861
Type Science centre
PresidentWilliam E. Baylis
Website www.cssciencecity.com

Canada South Science City is an interactive science centre/museum in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 2021 the organization posted a notice on their website that they've closed the centre to the public as a result of vandalism, with hopes to reopen in the future. [1]

Canada South Science City is located in the former J.L. Forster Secondary School [2] (renamed the Forster Community Hub) at 749 Felix Avenue in one of Windsor's most historic communities, Sandwich Town, on the city's west end.

Inside the main building includes:

Initially funded by a grant from the City of Windsor, Science City is now overseen by a volunteer board of directors. It is a completely community run non-profit facility.

Reference section

  1. Baylis, William. (2021, September 25). 'There is way forward for former Foster Secondary School on city’s west end' : Windsor Star. Retrieved from https://windsorstar.com/opinion/letters/guest-column-there-is-way-forward-for-former-foster-secondary-school-on-citys-west-end.
  2. Janzer, Stacey. (2017, October 5). 'All sorts of possibilities': Science City poised to open in former Sandwich school. CBC News Windsor. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/science-city-sandwich-1.4329368.

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