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MEDIA RELEASES

NOVEMBER 2024

NOVEMBER 29 — SCIENCE NORTH PREMIERE THEIR NEW FILM, PLANTING HOPE: A REGREENING STORY

OCTOBER 2024

OCTOBER 25 — NORTH BAY GETS A MOMENT OF SCIENCE WITH THEIR 7ᵀᴴ ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 9 — INDIGENOUS TOURISM ONTARIO AND SCIENCE NORTH CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF INDIGENOUS INGENUITY TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
OCTOBER 7 — SCIENCE NORTH WINS FOUR PRESTIGIOUS GIANT SCREEN CINEMA AWARDS FOR JANE GOODALL – REASONS FOR HOPE

SEPTEMBER 2024

SEPTEMBER 16 — THE FIFTH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN KENORA

AUGUST 2024

AUGUST 30 — SPECIAL IMAX VIEWING OF BEYOND CLIMATE FOR 50+ EVENT AT SCIENCE NORTH

JULY 2024

JULY 4 — SCIENCE NORTH AND DYNAMIC EARTH EXTEND HOURS FOR THE SUMMER AND BRING IN NEW EXPERIENCES

JUNE 2024

JUNE 13 — JOIN SCIENCE NORTH FOR A TOUR OF THE NIGHT SKY THIS SUMMER
JUNE 10 — SCIENCE NORTH TO HOST FIRST-EVER DRONE SHOW FOR CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS
JUNE 3 — SCIENCE NORTH TO CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH $5 ADMISSIONS AND FESTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY

MAY 2024

MAY 30 — SCIENCE NORTH DECOMMISSIONS FLOATING DOCK TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW STRUCTURE

APRIL 2024

APRIL 26 — SCIENCE NORTH AND THE THUNDER BAY MUSEUM HOST A SPECIAL VIEWING OF OUR CLIMATE QUEST TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
APRIL 23 — 10TH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL SPRINGS INTO ACTION IN SAULT STE. MARIE
APRIL 4 — SCIENCE NORTH'S BOARDWALK TEMPORARILY CLOSED WHILE UNDER REPAIR
APRIL 2 — SCIENCE NORTH INVITES GUESTS TO AN EVENING OF LUCK AND LUXURY AT THE IMAX® CASINO ROYALE EVENT

MARCH 2024

MARCH 26 — SCIENCE NORTH TO CELEBRATE RARE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH VIEWING PARTY, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

FEBRUARY 2024

FEBRUARY 26 — SCIENCE NORTH’S RUBY GALA RAISES $200,000 FOR THE SCIENCE FOR ALL FUND
FEBRUARY 21 — GET READY FOR AN EXTREME MARCH BREAK AT SCIENCE NORTH AND DYNAMIC EARTH
FEBRUARY 15 — SCIENCE NORTH CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS INGENUITY AND THE LAUNCH OF THE THUNDER BAY SCIENCE FESTIVAL

JANUARY 2024

JANUARY 31 — SCIENCE NORTH UNVEILS AN ELEVATED UPGRADE TO THEIR SPACE PLACE
JANUARY 25 — SCIENCE NORTH IGNITING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MODERN MINING EXPERTS – A FIRST LOOK INTO DYNAMIC EARTH'S EXPANSION

NOVEMBER 2023

NOVEMBER 16 — SCIENCE NORTH'S ANIMAL AMBASSADOR, KASH THE BEAVER, TO MOVE TO NEW BEAVER COMMUNITY
NOVEMBER 10 — DR. ROBERTA BONDAR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OPENS AT SCIENCE NORTH
NOVEMBER 9 — SCIENCE NORTH AND THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM (CIM) LAUNCH DIGITAL MINING GAME ACROSS CANADA

OCTOBER 2023

OCTOBER 23 — NORTH BAY GETS A MOMENT OF SPOOKTACULAR SCIENCE WITH THEIR 6TH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL

SEPTEMBER 2023

SEPTEMBER 19 — THE FOURTH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN KENORA
SEPTEMBER 6 — SCIENCE NORTH LAUNCHES JANE GOODALL – REASONS FOR HOPE FILM AND EXHIBITION IN THUNDER BAY

AUGUST 2023

AUGUST 25 — SCIENCE NORTH AND INDIGENOUS TOURISM ONTARIO HOST SPECIAL VIEWING OF TRAVELLING EXHIBITION IN TEMISKAMING SHORES
AUGUST 17 — RENOWNED CANADIAN DINOSAUR RESEARCHER TO SPEAK AT SCIENCE NORTH
AUGUST 8 — KIDS GET 50% OFF IMAX DOCUMENTARIES WITH NEW SCIENCE NORTH PROMOTION

JULY 2023

JULY 17 — GRAND OPENING OF THE INDIGENOUS INGENUITY TRAVELLING EXHIBITION IN PARRY SOUND

JUNE 2023

JUNE 19 — SCIENCE NORTH AND TD UNVEIL RENEWED TD ABINOOJIIHNS MITIGO GAMIK TODDLER TREEHOUSE, PART OF THE INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING PROJECT
JUNE 15 — SCIENCE NORTH BEGINS PERMANENT FREE ADMISSION FOR INDIGENOUS VISITORS

MAY 2023

MAY 30 — SCIENCE NORTH CELEBRATES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THEIR NEW IMAX® FILM, JANE GOODALL – REASONS FOR HOPE
MAY 24 — INDIGENOUS INGENUITY TRAVELLING EXHIBITION KICKS OFF ITS TOUR IN NORTH BAY
MAY 8 — DYNAMIC EARTH, HOME OF THE BIG NICKEL, CELEBRATES ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH FREE EVENTS AND SPECIAL OFFERS

APRIL 2023

APRIL 27 — 9TH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL SPRINGS INTO ACTION IN SAULT STE. MARIE
APRIL 11 — HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MEDICAL SPEAKER EVENT RETURNS TO SCIENCE NORTH FOR THIRD YEAR

FEBRUARY 2023

FEBRUARY 28 — SCIENCE NORTH HOSTED THE BLUECOAT BALL FUNDRAISING GALA: $300K IN FUNDS RAISED FOR THE SCIENCE FOR ALL FUND
FEBRUARY 22 — ELEVENTH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN THUNDER BAY
FEBRUARY 17 — DINOSAURS TAKE OVER SUDBURY AS SPECIAL EXHIBITION HAS WORLD-PREMIERE AT BOTH SCIENCE NORTH AND DYNAMIC EARTH

JANUARY 2023

JANUARY 20 — INDIGENOUS INGENUITY TRAVELLING EXHIBITION NOW OPEN IN SAULT STE. MARIE

DECEMBER 2022

DECEMBER 16 — SCIENCE NORTH AND THE MONTRÉAL SCIENCE CENTRE HOST THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF A NEW CLIMATE ACTION TRAVELLING EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 2022

NOVEMBER 21 — TD INVESTS TO HELP SCIENCE NORTH LAUNCH INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING PROJECT
NOVEMBER 9 — FEDNOR INVESTS $1M TO HELP SCIENCE NORTH LAUNCH ITS GO DEEPER PROJECT ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO

OCTOBER 2022

OCTOBER 21 — JOIN THE 5TH ANNUAL NORTH BAY SCIENCE FESTIVAL FOR SPOOKY SCIENCE
OCTOBER 18 — SCIENCE NORTH’S GREAT NORTHERN ONTARIO ROADSHOW WINS A NATIONAL 2022 AWARD

SEPTEMBER 2022

SEPTEMBER 23 — INDIGENOUS INGENUITY TRAVELLING EXHIBITION KICKS OFF ITS TOUR IN KENORA
SEPTEMBER 21 — THE THIRD ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN KENORA
SEPTEMBER 12 — SCIENCE NORTH BEGINS BLASTING FOR NEW GO DEEPER UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCE AT DYNAMIC EARTH

AUGUST 2022

AUGUST 5 — WATERFRONT’S POOL 6 IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR SCIENCE NORTH’S NEW SCIENCE CENTRE

JULY 2022

JULY 20 — SCIENCE NORTH APPOINTS NEW CEO
JULY 11 — SCIENCE NORTH HOLDS CELEBRATION AND ANNOUNCES MEAGAN MCGRATH AS ITS NEWEST HONORARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD RECIPIENT
JULY 8  — SCIENCE NORTH’S CLIMATE ACTION SHOW OFFICIALLY OPEN AND READY TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLIMATE “CHANGE MAKERS”

JUNE 2022

JUNE 30 — GREATER APPRECIATION FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE THIS CANADA DAY FOR GREATER SUDBURY
JUNE 29 — FEDNOR INVESTING $1M IN SCIENCE NORTH TO EXPAND NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO PRESENCE
JUNE 21 — SCIENCE NORTH HOSTS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR SOLAR SYSTEM PATH (GIIZHIGOONG ETEGIN MIIKAANAH) FEATURING TRADITIONAL ANISHINAABE AND WESTERN KNOWLEDGE
JUNE 16 — 8TH ANNUAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO SAULT STE. MARIE
JUNE 15 — CANADA DAY RETURNS TO AN IN-PERSON CELEBRATION AT SCIENCE NORTH

MAY 2022

MAY 4 — SCIENCE NORTH’S NEW EXHIBIT REINVENTING REALITY: EXPLORE THE SCIENCE OF VIRTUAL REALITY
MAY 3 — SCIENCE NORTH TO HELP DEVELOP ESSENTIAL WORKPLACE SKILLS FOR STUDENTS, INDIGENOUS YOUTH, AND UNDEREMPLOYED ADULTS WITH NEW PROVINCIAL FUNDING

APRIL 2022

APRIL 29 — SCIENCE NORTH CONTINUES TO GROW ITS PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE NORTH WITH A NEW PILOT PROJECT IN SAULT STE. MARIE
APRIL 22 — FEDNOR ANNOUNCES OVER $3.8M TO FUEL NORTHERN ONTARIO'S TOURISM SECTOR
APRIL 21 — THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM AND SCIENCE NORTH INSPIRE CANADIANS TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF MODERN MINING THROUGH A NEW ONLINE GAME
APRIL 19 — SCIENCE NORTH TO HOST SECOND NORTHERN MEDTALKS EVENT
APRIL 1 — SCIENCE NORTH ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF $3M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE GO DEEPER PROJECT AT DYNAMIC EARTH

MARCH 2022

MARCH 31 — ONTARIO STRENGTHENING TOURISM INDUSTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
MARCH 28 — DICK DESTEFANO RECOGNIZED AS SCIENCE NORTH HONORARY LIFE MEMBER
MARCH 25 — ONTARIO INVESTING IN MODERN MINING AND CRITICAL MINERAL EXPERIENCES ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO
MARCH 4 — THE NEW EXHIBIT AT CBHC THE SCIENCE OF GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

FEBRUARY 2022

FEBRUARY 18 — SCIENCE NORTH TO DELIVER CODING PROGRAMMING ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO WITH SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

JANUARY 2022

JANUARY 26 — SCIENCE NORTH APPOINTS INTERIM CEO
JANUARY 21 — SCIENCE NORTH TO SUPPORT BUILDING VACCINE CONFIDENCE IN ONTARIO AND BEYOND WITH FEDERAL FUNDING

DECEMBER 2021

DECEMBER 14 — SCIENCE NORTH CEO TO STEP DOWN IN MARCH 2022

NOVEMBER 2021

NOVEMBER 12 — A TRAIL LIKE NO OTHER: GRAND OPENING OF THE BIG NICKEL TRAIL

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