A Special Site Tour
March 23rd, 2011
On Friday, February 25th, Premier Ed Stelmach and the Honourable Lindsay Blackett, Minister of Culture and Community Spirit toured the New Science Centre construction site. TELUS World of Science – Calgary President & CEO Jennifer Martin led the tour which saw the Premier making several stops to speak with some of the people involved in [...]
Capital Campaign Update: March
March 23rd, 2011
Invest in Calgary. Invest in your Community. Invest in the New Science Centre! This is your chance to invest in a legacy in the making. Supporting the New Science Centre 2011 project is an opportunity to shape Calgary’s future and to have a positive, lasting impact on generations of Albertans. Do all the good you [...]
Campaign Cabinet Profile: Lorraine Moore
February 22nd, 2011
Lorraine Moore, Director, Project Management and & Office Info Systems, TransCanada Corporation, shares with us why she chose to become involved with the New Science Centre 2011 Project. “The new facility is much needed in Calgary. We are a dynamic and growing city with a can-do attitude and entrepreneurial spirit. We are recognized as leaders [...]
Capital Campaign Update: February
February 22nd, 2011
We’re almost there! Our goal is $160 million. We broke ground on our new site in June 2009 and the support we have received from Calgarians and Albertans to-date is incredible! $120,000,000.00 – Government of Canada, Government of Alberta and City of Calgary $29,082,500.00 – Sponsorships $745,175.00 – Corporate Donations $808,695.00 – Individual Donations $150,636,370.00 [...]
Capital Campaign Update: January
January 25th, 2011
2010 ended on a high note and 2011 is off to a great start! $160 million is required to design, build and open our New Science Centre. The Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and The City of Calgary have collectively committed $120 million to the New Science Centre 2011 Project. Our Community Goal [...]
Community Partner Profile: Alloy Restaurant
January 25th, 2011
In September 2010, Alloy Restaurant began hosting a monthly Dinner Series, as a way of supporting local not-for-profits. The New Science Centre 2011 Project was the beneficiary of the October 2010 dinner – a sold out evening featuring great food and wine. Alloy co-owner Uri Heilik says that it was important for him to offer [...]
Campaign Cabinet Profile: Bill Mooney
January 25th, 2011
Mr. Bill Mooney is the President & CEO of Polaris Geophysical, and an active member of the New Science Centre Capital Campaign Cabinet. Bill chose to become involved with the Project because “I love science centres! Especially where you can play with different exhibits and experiment! The original TELUS World of Science was great in [...]
Cisco Canada
January 25th, 2011
Since early 2010, Cisco Canada has been an active and valued partner of the New Science Centre 2011 Project, assisting with high-level network design, and long-term, high-level sustainable technology solutions. According to Clint Neusitzer, Enterprise Account Manager with Cisco, the New Science Centre 2011 Project embodies what his organization is working towards to grow their [...]
Capital Campaign Update: December
December 22nd, 2010
Where we are now on our way to our goal of $160 million $120,000,000 secured through the support of The Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and The City of Calgary $ 18,800,000 in Sponsorships $ 980,000 in Corporate Donations $ 267,000 in Individual Donations Thank you to our growing list of valued sponsors [...]
Campaign Cabinet Profile: Mr. A.C. (Al) Schreiner
December 22nd, 2010
Recently, Mr. A.C. (Al) Schreiner took the time to tell us why he chose to become involved with the New Science Centre 2011 Project’s Campaign Cabinet. “I chose to become involved with the New Science Centre Campaign Cabinet for two reasons; one, I think it is a good project for Calgary and southern Alberta as [...]