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| The Avro CF-105 Arrow replica at the museum. |
PopGoesTheNews.com The Canadian Air & Space Museum at Downsview Park in Toronto has been evicted for non-payment of rent.
The museum has been the home of a full-size replica of Canada's iconic fighter jet, the Avro CF-105 Arrow, and many other planes and artifacts for more than a dozen years.
Employees and volunteers were quickly removing the contents of the building this afternoon after receiving notice that bailiffs intend to padlock the doors today because the non-profit organization is reportedly $118,000 in arrears on rent.
Employees and volunteers were quickly removing the contents of the building this afternoon after receiving notice that bailiffs intend to padlock the doors today because the non-profit organization is reportedly $118,000 in arrears on rent.
Formerly known as the Toronto Aerospace Museum, it opened in 1997 at the federally-operated Downsview Park in the former home of de Havilland Aircraft of Canada. The oldest surviving aircraft factory in the country, it's the birthplace of the famous Beaver and Otter bush planes as well as the first Canadian satellite, Alouette I. Restoration of a Lancaster bomber built in 1944 was taking place at the museum.
Admission to the museum was $11 for adults and it was a popular destination for school groups.
The museum's annual general meeting, and a special members meeting, was scheduled for this Saturday.
Photo courtesy the Canadian Air & Space Museum.
