Metrolinx not renaming Eglinton LRT science centre stop at this time despite recommendation [Video]

The agency responsible for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT says it has no plans “at this time” to rename the Ontario Science Centre transit stop, despite a concession by the Ford government that the station will need a provincial rebrand.

The station, intended to serve as a destination point on the 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line, has already been decked out with signage that bears the name of the nearby tourist attraction.

Shortly after the Ford government revealed plans to relocate the science centre programming to Ontario Place — amid criticism from political opponents about the unintended consequences — the government said the transit stop would have to be rebranded.

An internal Metrolinx briefing note obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws shows the provincial transit agency considered six alternative names for the stop.

The document contains a staff recommendation to come up with a new name for the station, something that would “take time and result in additional costs.”