▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁the ▁museum ▁re open ed ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁changes ▁made ▁include ▁making ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁Canadian ▁W ings : ▁A ▁Rem ark able ▁Century ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁that ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁heav ier ▁than ▁air ▁aircraft ▁flight ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁museum ▁announced ▁that ▁appro val ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁for ▁a ▁C $ 7 M ▁expansion ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁improvements ▁carried ▁out ▁included ▁an ▁addition ▁of ▁ 2 6 0 0 ▁m ² ▁( 2 8 , 0 0 0   ft ² ) ▁giving ▁ 1 8 % ▁more ▁space ▁and ▁providing ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁fo yer , ▁aud itor ium , ▁c af eter ia , ▁ret ail ▁space , ▁a ▁land sc aped ▁entrance ▁and ▁class rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁parent ▁Canada ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Museum ▁Corporation ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁museum ▁would ▁be ▁expanded ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁name ▁would ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁" Can ada ▁A viation ▁and ▁Space ▁Museum " ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Press ▁expressed ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁would ▁cause ▁confusion ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁Toronto -