Regina

The Saskatchewan Science Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time on April 23, 1989. To celebrate 30 years of science, fun, and learning in Saskatchewan, the Science Centre hosted an anniversary celebration looking back on the past 30 years with a look forward to the next 30.

Activities during the celebration included throwback General Admission pricing to 1989 levels – only $6 per person – as well as the performance of visitor favorite scientific demonstrations from the past three decades, and a peek at the future with a new vision and strategic plan for the Saskatchewan Science Centre. Learn more.

Vancouver

For three decades, Science World British Columbia has been a wonderland of hands-on learning, and a sneaky one at that. To kids, it just seems like a wonderland.

“Learning here is fun,” said Scott Sampson, Science World CEO and president. “Too often we think of learning as something that happens in classrooms, with students sitting in seats and study rooms. At Science World, kids learn without even knowing it.”

Science World opened its doors to the public in 1989, five years after its famed geodesic dome was constructed in advance of Expo 86. It was instantly iconic; Vancouverites pushed hard to keep the building, then called Expo Centre, as the World’s Fair came to an end.

In 1987, after all three levels of government announced that Expo Centre would become Science World, Queen Elizabeth II dedicated the building “for the people of British Columbia.” Over the next two years, a $19-million renovation and expansion transformed the domed structure into the arts, sciences and technology centre it still is today. Learn more.