The Canada Science and Technology Museum (French: Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada) is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on St. Laurent Boulevard, to the south of the Queensway (Highway 417). Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Highway 417 as part of the 400-series network Highway 417 is a 400-Series Highway in Ontario. ...

The National Museum of Science and Technology was established in 1967 as a Centennial project by the Canadian Government. It was the first museum to employ interactives and they continue to be a hallmark of the Museum and the way it conveys information in its exhibits. The role of the Museum is to help the public to understand the Transformation of Canada and the ongoing relationships between science, technology and Canadian society. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Expo 67 site on le Sainte-H ne and le Notre-Dame The Canadian Centennial was a year long celebration held in 1967 when Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. ...

The Museum became an autonomous Crown corporation on July 1, 1990. It now operates as the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation and is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada's scientific and technical heritage. The Corporation has a staff of apx. 275 and is responsible for three museums: In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

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The largest of its kind in Canada, the Canada Science and Technology Museum fulfills its mission through its collection, permanent, temporary and travelling exhibits, special events, school programs, workshops and demonstrations, publications, loans, conferences and lectures, expert advice, and joint action with other museums and organizations with similar goals and interests. The Canada Agriculture Museum (French: Musée de lagriculture du Canada) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, houses a modern working farm. ... The Canada Aviation Museum (French: Musée de laviation du Canada) is the national aviation history museum, located in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

The subject areas covered by the collections and curatorial staff include: Communications; Domestic Technology; Energy; Forestry; Graphic Arts; Land Transportation; Marine Transportation; Mining; and Physical Sciences & Space. The Museum's collections include more than 40,000 artifacts, 60,000 pieces of trade literature and almost a million photographs. Its Library is open to the public and the resources of the Reserve Collections may be used by researchers by prior arrangement.

Permanent exhibits include Innovation Canada, Connexions, Canada in Space and the Locomotive Pavilion. Highlighted artifacts include the Canadian National Railways 6400 steam locomotive, ZEEP nuclear reactor from the Atomic Energy of Canada's laboratories at Chalk River, Ontario, the Tokamak de Varennes fusion reactor, Black Brant rocket and launcher, and Titanic model. The Museum sits in Technology Park where visitors can visit the Cape North (Nova Scotia) lighthouse which was first used at Cape Race, Newfoundland in 1856. The CN 6200 steam locomotive, a Convair Atlas rocket, an oil well pump jack and the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory with the 15 inch refracting telescope originally from the Dominion Observatory. The Black Brant is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Cape Race, Newfoundland Cape Race (46° 39′ 35″ N, 53° 04′ 20″ W NST) is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. ... Newfoundland —   (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)— (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Atlas missile launch from Cape Canaveral in 1957 The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles originally built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, and now Lockheed Martin. ... The Dominion Observatory building The Dominion Observatory was an astronomical observatory in Ottawa, Canada that operated from 1905 to 1970. ...

One should allow at least 2 hours for a visit in order to have a decent idea of the museum as a whole. Exhibits are bilingual (French and English).

Museum Address:

 Canada Science and Technology Museum 1867 St Laurent Blvd Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5A3 CANADA 

In 2001, the museum began looking for a new location to move to, citing a lack of space and accessibility.^[1] The desire for more scenic surroundings was also a factor, as the museum is currently surrounded mostly by warehouses and strip malls. Four locations are being considered: the western section of Lebreton Flats, on the Rockliffe Parkway next to the Canada Aviation Museum (both in Ottawa), in Jacques Cartier Park on Rue Laurier, and a site on Rue Montcalm (both in the neighbouring city of Gatineau). This article is about the year 2001. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway, near Bristol, England. ... Lebreton Flats is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada undergoing redevelopment by the National Capital Commission which had earlier expropriated the land in 1965 as part of the Greber Plan. ... The Canada Aviation Museum (French: Musée de laviation du Canada) is the national aviation history museum, located in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... Jacques Cartier Park is a park in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river from the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. ... Rue Laurier is a main street located in the heart of the City of Gatineau, Quebec. ... Map of Quebec with Gatineau highlighted in red. ...

Conservative cabinet minister and MP for Pontiac (which includes the eastern tip of Gatineau) Lawrence Cannon recently put his support behind the Jacques Cartier Park option, indicating that it may likely be chosen.^[2] The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-leaning conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Pontiac in relation to the other Quebec ridings Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1949 aand since 1968, and a provincial electoral district that has been represented... Hon. ...

External link

• Official website

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Notes

1. ^ Canada Science and Technology Museum - Official Press Release, May 30, 2002
2. ^ Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 2006