Add another name to the list of landmark Vancouver attractions that could go under if the novel coronavirus lockdown drags on.
The iconic Science World at the Telus World of Science says it could go under within months of the federal government’s wage subsidy expiring if revenues don’t pick up.
Science World shut down on March 13, as the province rolled out strict social distancing measures. President and CEO Janet Wood says the institution costs about a million dollars a month to operate, which has been partially offset by about $300,000 in wage subsidies — covering 75 per cent of an employee’s wages — from the federal government. “Our staff have taken a minimum of a 20 per cent reduction in salary, I have taken a 40 per cent reduction in