Puslinch council is enthusiastically supporting a push by Royal City Science to see a new science centre built on what is now the Mill Creek gravel pit.
The University of Guelph owns the pit, leasing it to an extraction company. Those activities are anticipated to cease by 2028. The university has yet to agree to allow the property to be used for a science centre.
Joanne O’Meara, co-founder of Royal City Science and a physics professor at the University of Guelph, told council at their latest meeting it will be great for economic development, predicting it would become a “must-visit tourism destination for all of southwestern Ontario.”
Council identified challenges like zoning, traffic, and servicing but agreed those obstacles could be overcome. They are sending a letter of support to the University of Guelph and are asking for a meeting with the executive to get the project off the ground.
